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PC-Ecke => # Virtualisierung / PC-Emulation => Thema gestartet von: SiLæncer am 11 April, 2005, 21:23

Titel: VMware diverses ...
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 11 April, 2005, 21:23
VMWare hat Version 5 der Workstation-Ausgabe seines gleichnamigen PC-Emulators fertig gestellt. Damit lassen sich auf einem Rechner mehrere PCs in Software nachbilden, auf denen die unterschiedlichsten Betriebssysteme parallel laufen können -- ideal etwa zum Testen neuer Software. Neu in Version 5 ist die Möglichkeit, mehrere Snapshots vom Zustand eines laufenden, virtuellen PC anlegen zu können, zwischen denen man wechseln kann. Dies erleichtert beim Ausprobieren verschiedener Konfigurationen einer Testsoftware die Arbeit oder die Rückkehr zu einer funktionierenden Installation.

Die Konfiguration eines virtuellen PC eignet sich als Vorlage für einen Clone (einen weiteren emulierten PC), der die Eigenschaften der Vorlage erbt. Das Original wird dazu nicht einfach nebst seiner Festplattendatei dupliziert, was unnötig Plattenplatz vergeuden würde, sondern VMWare speichert lediglich die Änderungen ab. Mehrere virtuelle Maschinen lassen sich zu einem Team zusammenfassen. Die Rechner eines Teams kann der Anwender gemeinsam starten, beenden oder in den Suspendmodus versetzen.

Bildschirm-, Tastatur- und Mausaktivitäten in einer virtuellen Maschine zeichnet der Emulator auf Wunsch als AVI-Datei auf, nützlich etwa für Schulungen. Über die neue Kommandozeilenschnittstelle lässt sich VMWare 5 auch aus einer Batch-Datei starten. VMWare 5 unterstützt nun auch 64-Bit-Host-Betriebssysteme und Prozessoren mit 64-Bit-Erweiterungen etwa AMD Opteron, AMD Athlon 64 und Intel EM64T. Eine ausführliche Liste hält VMWare auf einer Web-Seite bereit.

Eine voll funktionsfähige 30-Tage-Testversion von VMware Workstation 5 kann direkt von der VMware-Website geladen werden. Der Preis beträgt 189 US-Dollar. Anwender, die nach dem 15. Dezember 2004 eine Workstation-Lizenz für Version 4.5 gekauft haben, bekommen im VMware Store eine kostenlose Update-Lizenz. Von Kunden, die VMware Workstation 4.x vor diesem Datum erworben haben, verlangt VMWare 99 US-Dollar für das Update. Bis zum 30. Juni 2005 kommen auch Anwender von VMware Workstation 3.x in den Genuss dieses Updates.

Quelle und Links : http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/58433
Titel: VMware Workstation ...
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 13 September, 2005, 16:57
Mware, Anbieter von Virtualisierungslösungen, hat die Beta-Version seiner Sofware VMware 5.5  für Windows und Linux zum freien Download bereitgestellt. Voraussetzung für den Download des rund 80 MByte großen Pakets ist eine Registrierung, bei der das Unternehmen diverse Daten erfragt. Anschließend kommt der für die Installation nötige Key per Mail, mit dem die Beta rund drei Monate läuft.

Als Neuerungen führt VMware unter anderem an, dass in den virtuellen Maschinen (VMs) nun noch mehr Gast-Betriebssysteme offiziell unterstützt werden. Spannender sind allerdings die neuen Fähigkeiten, mit Norton Ghost 9 erstellte Images direkt als VM öffnen zu können sowie eine Import-Funktion für VMs des Konkurrenzprodukts Virtual PC von Microsoft. Außerdem bietet die Beta erstmals virtuelles SMP, allerdings kennzeichnet VMware diese Option noch als experimentell.

Quelle und Links : http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/63852
Titel: Re: VMware
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 25 November, 2005, 12:23
Die Virtualisierungs-Software VMware 5.5 weitet die Unterstützung für 64-Bit-Prozessoren und -Gastbetriebssysteme aus. Obwohl noch nicht offiziell angekündigt, steht eine endgültige Version bei VMware bereits zum Download zur Verfügung.

Aus den Release-Notes geht hervor, dass VMware nun auf 64-Bit-Prozessoren wie AMDs Athlon 64 ab Revision D, Opteron ab Revision E, Turion 64 ab Revision E, Sempron ab Revision D und Intel-CPUs mit EM64T und Virtualization Technology VT (Vanderpool) läuft. VMware läuft jetzt auch auf 64-Bit-Hosts unter Windows XP Pro, Suse Linux Pro 9.3 und 10 sowie "experimentell" auf Rechnern mit Ubuntu 5.4 und 5.10. Die Liste unterstützter 64-Bit-Gastbetriebssysteme enthält nun Windows Vista, Server 2003 SP1 und XP Pro, neuere Linux-Distributionen von Suse und Ubuntu, Red Hats Enterprise-Linux, einige FreeBSD-Versionen sowie Solaris 10 – die als "experimentell" gekennzeichneten eventuell instabil oder eingeschränkt.

VMware 5.5 soll nun mit gesteigerter Geschwindigkeit laufen und mit USB-Hardware besser umgehen können. Neue Features umfassen beispielsweise das Anlegen mehrerer Snapshots verschiedener Zuständen und die Möglichkeit, Aktionen rückgängig zu machen. Alle Vorgänge lassen sich außerdem aufzeichnen und nachträglich quasi als Film abspielen. Von besonderem Interesse dürfte das virtuelle Multiprocessing sein, das dem Gastsystem einen Zweiprozessorrechner zur Verfügung stellt – vorausgesetzt, der Hostrechner verfügt wie etwa Intels Hyperthreading-CPUs über mindestens zwei logische Prozessoren.

Der kostenlose VMware Player erlaubt die Benutzung von erstellten Virtual Machines auf jedem beliebigen Rechner. Mit ihm lassen sich sogar VMs von Microsofts Virtual PC und Virtual Server öffnen.

Quelle und Links : http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/66633
Titel: VMware Player ...
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 13 Dezember, 2005, 12:30
VMware, Hersteller von Virtualisierungsprodukten, hat auf seiner Website die finale Version seines kostenlosen Players zum Download bereitgestellt. Die Software kann so genannte virtuelle Maschinen (VM) ausführen, wie sie etwa die kommerzielle VMware Workstation erstellt. Das funktioniert mit verschiedenen 32- und 64-Bit-Betriebssystemen – geeignete CPU vorausgesetzt. So lassen sich vorkonfigurierte VMs ohne Zusatzkosten auf mehrere PCs transferieren, sofern die Lizenzbestimmungen des in der VM installierten Betriebssystems die Mehrfachnutzung erlauben. Bei Windows ist dies beispielsweise nicht der Fall. VMware selbst bietet zahlreiche VMs zum Download an, unter anderem eine spezielle Surf-VM mit Ubuntu Linux und Mozilla Firefox als Web-Browser.

Mit dem Player lässt sich wie von der Workstation-Version gewohnt arbeiten, ein Umkonfigurieren von VMs ist allerdings nur in sehr eingeschränktem Umfang vorgesehen. Der Anwender darf ab Werk die Größe des der VM zugeteilten Arbeitsspeichers verändern und hat beim Netzwerkmodus die Wahl zwischen Bridged Networking, NAT und Host Only. Der Custom-Modus zum Aufbau virtueller Netzwerke fehlt. Auch das Ein-, Aus- oder Umbauen von Laufwerken hat VMware im Player nicht implementiert. Tipps zum Umgang mit der Software, etwa wie man VMs doch modifizieren kann, bringt c't in Ausgabe 1/2006 (ab dem 27. Dezember 2005 im Handel).

Der Player steht als knapp 30 MByte große Datei für Windows 2000 und XP zum Download bereit, für Linux-Nutzer gibt es an gleicher Stelle rpm- und tar-Pakete.

Quelle und Links : http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/67288
Titel: VMware Server ...
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 03 Februar, 2006, 11:50
Der Hersteller von Virtualisierungssoftware VMware will angeblich sein Server-Produkt GSX Server zukünftig kostenlos abgeben. Auf Anfrage wollten firmennahe Kreise heise online gegenüber dieses Gerücht nicht bestätigen. VMware werde jedoch am Montag eine Presseerklärung herausgeben, und zwar über eine "recht spannende Geschichte" zu seinen Server-Produkten.

Der GSX Server ist eine Software, die unter Windows-Server- (2000, 2003) und Linux-Server-Betriebssystemen so genannte virtuelle Maschinen (VM) einrichtet, in denen beispielsweise Web- oder File-Server unabhängig voneinander ihre Arbeit erledigen. Das in den virtuellen Maschinen installierte Betriebssystem (Windows oder Linux) merkt nicht, dass es nicht auf physischer Hardware läuft. Unternehmen setzen den GSX Server zur Server-Konsolidierung ein – die virtuellen Maschinen ersetzen dabei physische Hardware.

VMware könnte sich von der freien Verteilung des GSX Server sicherlich einen Verkaufsschub für seinen ESX Server versprechen. Er ist mit dem GSX ServerESX-Server-Produkt vergleichbar, läuft aber auf einer eigenen Linux-Variante. Laut VMware erreicht der ESX Server dadurch eine wesentlich bessere Hardware-Auslastung. Außerdem lassen sich VMs, während in ihnen Server-Software läuft, ohne Unterbrechung von einem Rechner auf einen anderen umziehen.

Unerheblich dürfte auch nicht sein, dass VMware verstärkt der Gegenwind ins Gesicht bläst. Neben Microsoft mit seinem Virtual PC und Virtual Server drängen auch Virtualisierungslösungen für Linux verstärkt auf den Markt, etwa Xen und OpenVZ. Intels Prozessoren bieten mittlerweile die Virtualisierungstechnik Vanderpool Technology (VT) direkt in Hardware.

Ende Oktober 2005 hat VMware bereits den kostenlosen VMware Player vorgestellt, mit dem sich virtuelle Maschinen ohne zusätzliche Kosten (außer eventuell für die darin genutzte Software) auf beliebig vielen Rechnern einsetzen lassen. Da der Player keine eigenen VMs erzeugen kann, hofft VMware deshalb auf verstärkte Käufe der dazu geeigneten VMware Workstation.

Quelle und Links : http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/69182
Titel: Re: VMware
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 06 Februar, 2006, 11:43
Der Hersteller von Virtualisierungs-Software VMware bietet nun offiziell den kostenlosen VMware Server an. Wie am Freitag versprochen, liegt nun eine offizielle Mitteilung vor, dass die Software als Beta zum Download vorliegt. VMware Server sei der Nachfolger des GSX Server, der unter Windows-Server- (2000, 2003) und Linux-Server-Betriebssystemen so genannte virtuelle Maschinen (VM) einrichtet, in denen beispielsweise Web- oder File-Server unabhängig voneinander ihre Arbeit erledigen.

VMware Server unterstützt laut Mitteilung jede "Standard-x86-Hardware", neben Windows und Linux auch NetWare, Solaris x86 sowie 64-Bit-Betriebssysteme. Ferner kann eine VM dank virtuellem symetrischem Multiprozessing (Virtual SMP) mehrere physische CPUs nutzen.

Der Download setzt eine Registrierung voraus. Mit der Vorstellung der Software startet VMware zusammen mit Intel eine weltweite Marketing-Kampagne, um potenzielle Nutzer von den "Vorteilen der Virtualisierung auf Intel-Plattformen" zu überzeugen.

Quelle und Links : http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/69235
Titel: VMware diverses ...
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 03 April, 2006, 17:26
Entwickler können Format kostenlos nutzen

VMware hat die Spezifikationen für sein "Virtual Machine Disk"-Format veröffentlicht. Damit möchte die Firma ein einheitliches Format etablieren, das auch anderen Entwicklern kostenlos zur Verfügung steht. Dabei möchte VMware aber auch andere Formate unterstützen, um so einen offenen Standard zu erreichen.

Die Spezifikationen für das "Virtual Machine Disk"-Format (VMDK) legen fest, wie eine virtuelle Umgebung gespeichert wird. Dabei umfassen sie auch Informationen darüber, wie sich solche Umgebungen patchen, manipulieren und aktualisieren lassen. Möglichkeiten zu ihrer Sicherung werden hier ebenso festgelegt wie die Migration von virtuellen Maschinen. Die Entwicklung von Virtualisierungslösungen möchte man durch die Offenlegung weiter beschleunigen.

Durch die Offenlegung des Formats soll es auch anderen Herstellern möglich sein, darauf zurückzugreifen. Auch freie Projekte können die Spezifikationen nutzen, wobei explizit vorgesehen ist, dass auch unter der GPL lizenzierte Software das Format einsetzen darf. Allerdings hat sich das Unternehmen bereits bereit erklärt, auch andere Formate auf diesem Sektor zu unterstützen, so dass ein weitläufig unterstützter, offener Standard geschaffen werden kann.

Die Spezifikationen lassen sich unter vmware.com per E-Mail anfordern.

Quelle und Links : http://www.golem.de/0604/44434.html
Titel: VMware Virtual Infrastructure
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 06 Juni, 2006, 12:07
Der Spezialist für Virtualisierungssoftware VMware hat Version 3 seines Produkts Virtual Infrastructure veröffentlicht. Das Paket ermöglicht es, IT-Strukturen komplett in Software abzubilden – von den Strukturen einer Abteilung bis hin zu denen eines kompletten Unternehmens. Virtual Infrastructure bündelt alle tatsächlich vorhandenen Rechnerressourcen und weist sie, je nach Bedarf, virtuellen Rechnern (VM) zu. Jede Applikation bekommt so die Rechenleistung, die sie benötigt, ohne dass sich Anwender darüber Gedanken machen müssten, wo diese aktuell verfügbar ist.

Virtual Infrastructure kombiniert für seine Arbeit bereits erhältlich VMware-Produkte wie den ESX Server 3 (zur eigentlichen Virtualisierung von Rechnern) und die Verwaltungssoftware VMotion (zum Umzug einer laufenden VM auf eine anderen Rechner), VirtualCenter 2 (zur Verwaltung) und Virtual SMP (ein Modul für den ESX-Server zur Nachbildung von mehreren CPUs in VMs). Neu in Version 3 ist das Dateisystem VMFS, das mehrere Speichermedien zusammenfasst und den gleichzeitigen Zugriff auf Daten von verschiedenen VMs regelt. Außerdem gehört nun auch der Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) zu Infrastructure 3, der für eine gleichmäßiger Auslastung der vorhandenen Rechner sorgt. Ferner gehört ein zentrales Backup-Modul zum Lieferumfang.

Die Preise beginnen bei 1000 US-Dollar und reichen bis zu 5750 US-Dollar (für zwei CPUs). VMware bietet von der Software eine Testversion zum Download an.

Quelle und Links : http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/73891
Titel: Re: VMware
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 12 Juli, 2006, 14:53
Der Hersteller von Virtualisierungs-Software VMware hat den kostenlosen VMware Server fertiggestellt. Die Software steht für Windows und Linux zum Download bereit – je nach System ist das Paket bis zu 145 MByte groß.

Der VMware Server richtet so genannte virtuelle Maschinen (VM) ein, in denen unabhängig voneinander Web- oder File-Server arbeiten können. In einer VM können parallel zu einem auf einem Rechner laufenden Betriebssystem (Wirtssystem) MS-DOS 6, Windows 3.1, 9x, ME, 2000, XP, unzählige Linux-Distributionen, FreeBSD, OS/2, Netware, Solaris und Windows Vista (das allerdings erst experimentell) zum Einsatz kommen (Gastsystem). Eine geeignete CPU vorausgesetzt akzeptiert der Server auch 64-bittige Systeme in einer VM. Ob ein Prozessor dazu taugt, verrät der Processor Check.

Die Software läuft laut Hersteller auf Standard-x86-Hardware und unter Windows 2000/2003 Server, zahlreichen Linux-Distributionen und – obwohl offiziell nicht angegeben – auch unter Windows XP als Wirtssystem. Die meisten Systeme unterstützt VMware Server sowohl in der 32- als auch der 64-Bit-Version. Eine virtuelle Maschine kann über maximal 3,6 GByte RAM gebieten, vier virtuelle IDE- und bis zu 21 virtuelle SCSI-Geräte an drei virtuellen SCSI-Adaptern nutzen sowie bis zu vier Netzwerkkarten für die Netzwerkkommunikation einsetzen.

Über einen Snapshot lässt sich der Zustand einer VM einfrieren, zu dem man jederzeit zurückkehren kann. So lassen sich Änderungen an der Software-Ausstattung einer virtuellen Maschine schnell rückgängig machen. Anders als die aktuelle Version der kostenpflichtigen VMware Workstation kann der VMware Server nur einen Snapshot verwalten. Eine zum Betrieb der Software nötige, unbegrenzt gültige Seriennummer erhält man, wenn man sich kostenlos bei VMware registriert. Maximal 100 Lizenzen vergibt das Unternehmen pro Anmeldung.

In den Lizenzbedingungen (EULA, End User License Agreement) schränkt VMware den Einsatz der Software jedoch erheblich ein: So untersagt es das Unternehmen beispielsweise, den VMware Server zum Bereitstellen reiner Rechenleistung zu nutzen, etwa für Grid Computing. Aber auch das Vermieten und Verkaufen von Diensten auf Basis virtueller Maschinen deckt die EULA nicht ab. Damit will das Unternehmen wohl verhindern, dass Provider für ihre Angebote zum freien VMware Server greifen anstatt den ESX Server zu kaufen.

http://www.vmware.com/products/server/

Quelle : www.heise.de
Titel: VMware VMmanager
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 07 November, 2006, 21:15
Das Programm VMmanager erstellt und verwaltet virtuelle Maschinen für den VMware-Player. Es generiert alle notwendigen VMX- und VMDK-Dateien. Der Funktionsumfang dieses Programms lässt sich über Parameter, welche in der Datei 'vmmanager.ini' definiert werden, gestalten, vorkonfigurieren bzw. beschränken.
VMmanager wurde unter Windows 2000 und Windows XP getestet.

(http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/7440/vmmanagerrj9.gif)

Grafische Bedienungsoberfläche
Sprachen: Englisch, Französisch, Deutsch

Info: (Freeware) http://vmmanager.sourceforge.net/
Titel: Re: VMware
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 26 Dezember, 2006, 14:05
Beta-Version der Virtualisierungssoftware arbeitet auch mit Vista

Nach der Beta des neuen Mac-Produktes hat VMware nun auch die Workstation 6 als Beta-Version veröffentlicht. Die neue Version der Virtualisierungssoftware enthält unter anderem neue Programmierschnittstellen, um virtuelle Maschinen automatisch zu testen und unterstützt mehrere Monitore.
VMware Workstation 6 erlaubt es erstmals mehrere Monitore zu nutzen, so dass ein Gastsystem sich direkt über alle angeschlossenen Bildschirme erstreckt. Dabei kann der Anwender festlegen, wieviele Monitore das Gastsystem erkennt, so dass es beispielsweise nur zwei von drei angeschlossenen belegt. Erweitert wurde darüber hinaus natürlich die Unterstützung für verschiedene Betriebssysteme. Windows Vista kann sowohl in der 32- als auch in der 64-Bit-Variante als Host und als Gast zum Einsatz kommen. Solaris 10 hingegen wird nur als Gast unterstützt.

Ein Assistent hilft beim Umstieg von alten Workstation-Versionen und passt die Hardware-Einstellungen an. Ein Update der VMware Tools übernimmt die Software auf Wunsch automatisch innerhalb der virtuellen Umgebungen. Zudem gibt es die so genannten VIX-2.0-APIs, um mittels Skripten virtuelle Maschinen automatisch zu testen und Vorgänge zu automatisieren. Für Entwickler gibt es zudem Plug-Ins, mit denen sich VMware Workstation in die Entwicklungsumgebungen Eclipse und Visual Studio integrieren lässt. Programmierer können ihre Programme dann direkt in einer virtuellen Umgebung testen.

Zudem lassen sich die virtuellen Maschinen nun auch im Hintergrund, unabhängig von der Workstation-Oberfläche, ausführen. Über ein Symbol im Systray lassen sich die Umgebungen wieder öffnen. Neue Copy-and-Paste-Funktionen sowie Drag-and-Drop ermöglichen außerdem den Datenaustausch zwischen Windows-, Linux- und Solaris-Host- sowie -Gastsystemen. Außerdem können die virtuellen Maschinen als VNC-Server arbeiten, ohne dass eine extra VNC-Software installiert werden muss.

Darüber hinaus limitiert VMware Workstation 6 den Arbeitsspeicher für die virtuellen Umgebungen nicht mehr auf 4 GByte. Pro virtueller Maschine lassen sich nun maximal 8 GByte RAM zuweisen. Die Software unterstützt USB 2.0 bei voller Geschwindigkeit und kann auch Linux-Systeme mit paravirtualisiertem Kernel laufen lassen. Wie auch VMware Fusion für Macs gibt Workstation 6 den Ladestand der Batterie bei Notebooks an das Gastsystem weiter. Arbeitet ein Anwender im Vollbildmodus muss er so nicht fürchten, dass plötzlich der Strom weg ist.

Weitere Funktionen wie die Möglichkeit, Arbeitsabläufe aufzuzeichnen, um sie beim Absturz einer virtuellen Maschine neu ablaufen zu lassen, sind in der Beta-Version offensichtlich noch nicht enthalten.

Nach vorheriger Registrierung steht die Beta-Version von VMware Workstation 6 ab sofort zum Download bereit. Wann die Software fertig sein wird, ist noch nicht bekannt.

Quelle und Links : http://www.golem.de/0612/49616.html
Titel: Re: VMware
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 27 März, 2007, 18:51
die neueste VMWare Workstation 6.0 mit Unterstützung von Windows Vista ist jetzt kostenlos erhältlich.

VMware Workstation 6 Beta Program

Welcome to VMware Workstation 6.0 Beta Program! Thank you for your interest in VMware Workstation. Workstation 6.0 includes exciting new features, such as:

* Support for Windows Vista — Use Windows Vista as host operating system
* Multiple monitor display — You can configure a VM to span multiple monitors, or multiple VMs to each display on separate monitors
* Support for USB 2.0 devices — You can now use peripherals that require high-speed performance in your VMs, such as MP3 Players and fast storage devices
* VM Record/Replay — Use this feature to record VM activities and be guaranteed to reproduce the exact VM state 100% of the time
* Integrated Virtual Debugger — Workstation integrates with Visual Studio and Eclipse so you can deploy, run, and debug programs in a VM directly from your preferred IDE
* Automation APIs (VIX API 1.1) — You can write scripts and programs to automate VM testing

NEW! ACE Authoring Capabilities —Did you know that Workstation 6 now has the power of ACE? Securely package and deploy desktop virtual machines with encryption, network access and device control, and much more. With the Pocket ACE feature, deploy to a portable media device so you can take your PC with you, without the PC. Learn more.

http://www.vmware.com/products/beta/ws/
Titel: Re: VMware
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 23 April, 2007, 14:38
Version 6 des Virtualisierers VMware Workstation scheint kurz vor der Fertigstellung zu stehen. Das Unternehmen VMware hat zum Wochenende einen Release Candidate der Software zum Download bereitgestellt, der keinen Debug-Code mehr enthalten soll.

Workstation 6 soll unter anderem die 32- und 64-Bit-Version von Windows Vista voll unterstützen – sowohl als Wirts- als auch als Gastsystem. Das Fenster einer virtuellen Maschine (VM) darf sich laut VMware nun über mehrere Monitore erstrecken oder eine VM lässt sich an einen Monitor binden. Neu ist auch die Unterstützung von USB-2.0-Geräten.

Entwicklern, die Visual Studio oder Eclipse für ihre Arbeit verwenden, dürfte gefallen, dass sie mit der neuen Workstation-Version ihre Produkte direkt in einer VM testen können – einschließlich der Debugging-Sitzungen. Der Preis für die Workstation 6 dürfte auf dem Niveau der Vorgängerversion liegen, die als Download-Version 190 US-Dollar kostet.

Antivirenforscher setzen virtuelle Maschinen besonders gern ein, um Schädlinge zu untersuchen. Google-Mitarbeiter Tavis Ormandy hat derweil herausgefunden, dass die Abschottung virtueller Maschinen keineswegs perfekt ist. In vielen Fällen könnte Schadsoftware aus dem virtuellen System ausbrechen und das Host-System übernehmen.

http://www.vmware.com/wsbeta

Quelle : www.heise.de
Titel: Re: VMware
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 29 April, 2007, 13:58
New in Version 1.0.4

VMware Player 1.0.4 addresses the following security issues:

    * Virtual machines can be put in various states of suspension, as specified by the ACPI power management standard. When returning from a sleep state (S2) to the run state (S0), the virtual machine process (VMX) collects information about the last recorded running state for the virtual machine. Under some circumstances, VMX read state information from an incorrect memory location. This issue could be used to complete a successful Denial-of-Service attack where the virtual machine would need to be rebooted.
      Thanks to Tavis Ormandy of Google for identifying this issue.
      The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) assigned the name CVE- 2007-1337 to this issue.
    * Some VMware products support storing configuration information in VMware system files. Under some circumstances, a malicious user could instruct the virtual machine process (VMX) to store malformed data, causing an error. This error could enable a successful Denial-of-Service attack on guest operating systems.
      Thanks to Sungard Ixsecurity for identifying this issue.
      The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) assigned the name CVE-2007-1877 to this issue.
    * Some VMware products managed memory in a way that failed to gracefully handle some general protection faults (GPFs) in Windows guest operating systems. A malicious user could use this vulnerability to crash Windows virtual machines. While this vulnerability could allow an attacker to crash a virtual machine, we do not believe it was possible to escalate privileges or escape virtual containment.
      Thanks to Ruben Santamarta of Reversemode for identifying this issue.
      The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) assigned the name CVE-2007-1069 to this issue.
    * In a 64-bit Windows guest on a 64-bit host, debugging local programs could create system instability. Using a debugger to step into a syscall instruction may corrupt the virtual machine's register context. This corruption produces unpredictable results including corrupted stack pointers, kernel bugchecks, or vmware-vmx process failures. (bug 152159)
      Thanks to Ken Johnson for identifying this issue.
      The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) assigned the name CVE-2007-1876 to this issue.

In addition, VMware Player 1.0.4 fixes the following problem:

    * A problem with VMware Tools caused the guest to run out of memory.

http://www.vmware.com/download/player/
Titel: VMware Workstation ...
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 09 Mai, 2007, 13:19
Das kalifornische Unternehmen VMware hat Version 6 seines Workstation-Virtualisierungsprodukts fertig gestellt. Damit lassen sich fast beliebige Betriebssysteme unter Windows und Linux zusätzlich in einem eigenen Fenster starten – in so genannten virtuellen Maschinen (VM). In diesen VMs lässt sich dann fast jede Software so nutzen, als ob sie auf einem echten PC installiert wäre.

Workstation 6 unterstützt offiziell Windows Vista (32 Bit und 64 Bit) – als Wirtssystem, auf dem die Software läuft, und als Gastsystem in einer VM. Die Software kann laut Hersteller jetzt mit USB-2.0-Geräten umgehen, etwa mit schnellen Massenspeichern. Das Fenster einer virtuellen Maschine darf sich über mehrere Monitore erstrecken oder eine VM lässt sich an einen Monitor binden. Entwicklern erlaubt Workstation 6, von Microsofts Visual Studio oder Eclipse aus ihre Produkte direkt in eine VM zu transferieren und dort zu testen – einschließlich der Debugging-Sitzungen.

Mit dem VMware Converter lässt sich das Betriebssystem eines echten PC in eine virtuelle Maschine überführen. Mit dem separat erhältlichen ACE Option Pack lassen sich virtuelle Maschinen verschlüsselt und mit Passwort geschützt auf portablen Speichermedien ablegen, etwa auf einem USB-Stick. Bis Mai 2008 ist das Pack beim Kauf der Workstation 6 kostenlos, separat kostet es 69 Dollar.

In den USA verlangt VMware für die Download-Version der Software 189 Dollar, in der Schachtel kostet sie 209 Dollar (jeweils ohne die US-amerikanische Mehrwertsteuer sales tax). Deutsche Preise stehen noch nicht fest, sie dürften aber wie bei der Vorgängerversion knapp unter 200 Euro liegen.

http://www.vmware.com/go/workstation

Quelle : www.heise.de
Titel: Re: VMware
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 13 November, 2007, 16:10
Virtualisierungssoftware unterstützt paravirtualisierte Gäste

Die zweite Version des kostenlosen VMware Servers ist nun in einer Beta-Fassung zu haben. Neu darin sind die Unterstützung zusätzlicher Gastsysteme sowie ein Web-basiertes Verwaltungssystem. Auch paravirtualisierte Gäste werden mit der neuen Server-Version unterstützt.
Anfang 2006 stellte VMware erstmals den kostenlosen Server vor. Die Version 2.0 befindet sich ab sofort im Beta-Test und wird auch in der fertigen Version kostenlos erhältlich sein. Wenn der Server fertig ist, werden auch entsprechende Support-Angebote verfügbar sein.

Die Verwaltung bei VMware Server 2 erfolgt über eine Web-Oberfläche, über die sich alle Funktionen ansprechen lassen sollen. Zudem können spezielle URLs erzeugt werden, mit denen Nutzer eine Remote-Konsole aufrufen können. Zu den über 30 unterstützten Gastsystemen zählen auch Windows Server 2008 Beta, Windows Vista, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 sowie Ubuntu 7.10. Dabei können auch 64-Bit-Versionen verwendet werden.

Zudem nutzt VMware Server 2, wie schon Workstation 6, das Virtual Machine Interface. Linux-Gäste, bei denen dies im Kernel aktiviert ist, bringen so eine bessere Leistung, da die Kommunikation zwischen Host und Gast über diese Schnittstelle erfolgen kann. Der neue Server ermöglicht nun auch, USB-2.0-Geräte mit voller Geschwindigkeit zu verwenden und kann mit bis zu 8 GByte RAM sowie bis zu zwei CPUs pro virtueller Maschine umgehen.

Die Beta-Version steht kostenlos zum Download für Windows- und Linux-Systeme bereit, fertig soll die Software 2008 werden.

http://www.vmware.com/go/server2_beta

Quelle : www.golem.de
Titel: VMware Workstation ...
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 18 Dezember, 2007, 11:53
Entwickler arbeiten an Funktion für Linux-Version

Der von der Mac-Virtualisierungssoftware VMware Fusion bekannte Unity-Modus soll auch in die nächste Version von VMware Workstation Einzug halten. Mit Unity lassen sich einzelne Fenster aus einer virtuellen Umgebung herauslösen und direkt auf dem Host-Desktop nutzen.
In seinem Blog schreibt VMware-Entwickler Christian Hammond, dass die nächste Workstation-Ausgabe die Versionsnummer 6.5 tragen und Unity enthalten wird. Er selbst arbeitet an Unity für die Linux-Version der Software - über die Windows-Variante machte Hammond keine Aussage.

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Unity ist VMwares Umsetzung des von Parallels eingeführten Coherence-Modus: Fenster lassen sich aus einer virtuellen Maschine direkt auf den Host-Desktop verlagern. Noch gebe es aber viel zu tun: Zwar arbeitet Unity laut Hammond bereits mit dem Gnome-Fenstermanager Metacity zusammen, allerdings nur, solange auf virtuelle Desktops verzichtet wird, und mit mehreren Monitoren soll es ebenfalls zu Problemen kommen können.

Derzeit soll VMware Workstation 6.5 bereits als interne Beta-Version vorliegen; wann jedoch eine öffentliche Beta folgt, ist genauso wenig bekannt wie ein Veröffentlichungstermin für die fertige Version der Software. Die auf dem Screenshot erkennbaren VMware-Logos in den Fenstertiteln sollen sich laut Hammond übrigens abschalten lassen, die Idee ist jedoch, dass die Fenster der Gastumgebung leichter zu erkennen sind.

Quelle : www.golem.de
Titel: Technische Details zu VMwares vSphere
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 25 Februar, 2009, 17:02
VMwares CTO Stephen Herrod stellte in seinem Vortrag auf der VMworld zahlreiche neue technische Details vor:

vCompute, Teil des Virtual Datacenter OS setzt für virtuelle Maschinen (VM) in der vSphere – bis dato Virtual Infrastructure (VI) – neue Maßstäbe: eine VM kann mit bis zu acht virtuelle CPUs und 256 GByte Hauptspeicher ausgestattet sein. Im vStorage, der zweiten Kernstruktur der vSphere, dürfen SAN-Hersteller ihre Produkte via Plug-ins direkt einbinden, sodass die Administratoren Thin-Provisioning-Details (Speicherzuweisung) an einem einzigen Punkt verwalten und konfigurieren können.

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Für das vNetwork stellte Herrod den Distributed Switch vor – ein transparenter Switch, der über die ESX Server legt und sie als eine einheitliche Struktur für die Netzdienste darstellt. Andere Hersteller können dessen Funktionen erweitern, indem sie mit eigenen Plug-ins andocken. Als Beispiel nannte Herrod das vielbeachtete Switch-Plug-in Nexus 1000V von Cisco.
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Anwender können Policies auf ihre VMs anwenden, etwa um spezielle Regeln für Verfügbarkeit, Sicherheit oder SLAs (Service Level Agreements) zu definieren.

Zur Availability stellt VMware ein lang erwartetes Mittel gegen Hardware-Desaster in hochverfügbaren Umgebungen vor: VMware Fault Tolerance. Es repliziert eine virtuelle Maschine im laufenden Betrieb auf einen anderen ESX Server. Die replizierte VM führt zeitgleich dieselben Instruktionen aus, ein Verfahren, das von physischen Systemen wie den ftServern von Bull oder Stratus her bekannt ist.

Hinter vShield Zones für den Sicherheitsbereich verbirgt sich die virtuelle Firewall-Appliance-Technik, die sich VMware im Oktober 2008 durch die Übernahme von Blue Lane einverleibt hatte. Man kann Sicherheitszonen für eine virtuelle Maschine anlegen, die gelten, wo auch immer diese gerade läuft. Insbesondere für Systeme, die üblicherweise in einer DMZ oder besonders gesicherten Netzwerkumgebung stehen, eine feine Sache.

Beim vCenter kam ein lange Zeit von Anwendern kritisierter Missstand zur Sprache: Der Single Point of Failure. Ein neues Feature namens vCenter Server Heartbeat schließt diese Lücke: Ein passiver vCenter Server kann beim Ausfallen des aktiven sofort einspringen. Auf einen weiteren Kritikpunkt hat VMware ebenfalls reagiert: Mit vCenter Host Profiles lassen sich Hardware-Einstellungen des physischen Servers im vCenter Server global konfigurieren. Auf Knopfdruck kann man diese Einstellungen auf neue ESX Server übertragen.

Die neuen Versionen der Module von vSphere sollen noch in diesem Jahr verfügbar sein, einen großen Teil hatte VMware bereits auf der vorigen VMworld in Las Vegas im September 2008 als "ready" gekennzeichnet (siehe Bild).

Quelle : http://www.heise.de/ix/VMworld-Technische-Details-zu-VMwares-vSphere--/news/meldung/133507
Titel: VMware Server 2.0.1/1.0.9 erschienen
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 07 April, 2009, 19:06
Quelle , Infos & Download : www.vmware.com
Titel: Mit VMware Server virtuelle Betriebssysteme einrichten
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 14 Mai, 2009, 11:52
Mit Vmware-Server nutzen Sie gefahrlos mehrere Systeme parallel – etwa Windows in einem Fenster unter Linux. Und das ganz ohne die Festplatte zu partitionieren.

Die Installation eines virtuellen Betriebssystems im VMware-Server birgt keine Gefahren, Sie ersparen sich das Partitionieren der Festplatten und können so beispielsweise bequem die zahlreichen Linux-Varianten testen, bevor Sie diese im Produktiveinsatz nutzen. Ein weiterer Vorteil für Linux-Benutzer: Auch Windows können Sie in der virtuellen Umgebung installieren und dort Programme nutzen, die Sie unter Linux vermissen, beispielsweise Adobe Photoshop und Dreamweaver.

Mit Vmware-Server installieren Sie Betriebssysteme so, als liefen sie auf einem normalen Rechner. Diese so genannten Gastsysteme benutzen eine virtuelle Festplatte und greifen auf Grafikkarte, Netzwerkkarte, USB-Schnittstelle, serielle und parallele Ports zu. Auf CD-ROM-Laufwerke und Prozessor greift Vmware- Server direkt zu, bei einem Dualcore-Prozessor haben Sie sogar die Wahl, einen oder beide Kerne dem virtuellen System zur Verfügung zu stellen. Vom Host-System, also dem System, auf dem Vmware-Server installiert ist, zwackt sich das Programm einen Teil des Arbeitsspeichers ab. Hier sollten Sie mindestens 1GB RAM besitzen, damit Host- und Gastsysteme beispielsweise mit jeweils 512 MB flüssig laufen.

Die kostenlose Server-Variante bietet Benutzern eine bequeme Umgebung, um sowohl unter Linux als auch Windows weitere Systeme zu installieren und auszuprobieren. Vor allem die Unterstützung für USB-Geräte klappt seit Version 2.0 besser: Anstelle des langsamen 1.1-Protokolls unterstützt Vmware Server ab Version 2.0 Geräte mit USB 2.0, also mit höherer Geschwindigkeit. Zudem hat Vmware die Oberfläche zur Benutzung im Browser portiert und lässt sich so etwa mit Firefox nutzen. Für Profis bietet die Software zahlreiche erweiterte Optionen. Trotzdem können Sie Vmware-Server weiterhin kostenlos einsetzen, Sie müssen sich lediglich registrieren, um eine Seriennummer zu erhalten. Auf Multimedia-Anwendungen und Spiele, die auf Direct X zugreifen, müssen Sie in dieser Version allerdings verzichten. Lediglich die kostenpflichtige Workstation- Variante unterstützt seit einiger Zeit Programme, die Direct X 9.0 benötigen.

Gratis anmelden für Vmware Server

Um eine Seriennummer zur Nutzung von Vmware-Server 2.0 zu erhalten, registrieren Sie sich kostenlos auf der Web-Seite unter www.vmware.com/products/server/. Dort klicken Sie auf die Schaltfläche „Download“, um zum Anmeldeformular zu gelangen. Nach erfolgter Registrierung erhalten Sie eine Mail mit einem Link zur Download-Seite. Auf dieser finden Sie oben Ihre persönlichen Seriennummern für die Linux- und Windows-Variante. Notieren Sie die Nummern. Weiter unten auf der Seite finden Sie die Download-Links zu den verschiedenen Versionen: Unter anderem Windows-Versionen sowie 64-Bit-Versionen für Linux. Die in ein TAR-Archiv verpackte Version eignet sich für die Installation auf allen Linux-Varianten, die RPM-Version indes nur für RPM-basierte Distributionen, etwa Open Suse, Fedora oder Mandriva.

Vorbereitungen

Ab jetzt benötigen Sie root-Rechte in einem Terminal-Fenster, die Sie unter Ubuntu mit der Eingabe „sudo -s“ erlangen; unter Open Suse verwenden Sie stattdessen den Befehl „su“. Da Vmware-Server unter Linux einige Module (Treiber) eigens für den jeweiligen Kernel einer Distribution kompilieren muss, benötigen Sie Teile der Entwicklungsumgebung, etwa die Kernel-Sourcen, den Compiler gcc und das Programm make. Zusätzlich brauchen Sie noch die Server-Umgebung xinetd, die allerdings auf den meisten Distributionen bereits läuft.

Unter Ubuntu installieren Sie die nötigen Pakete – insgesamt etwa 70 MB Daten – in einem Terminal-Fenster mit dem Befehl apt-get install linux-headers-'uname -r' build-essential xinetd . Unter Open Suse 11.x sollten Sie zunächst sicherstellen, das die Online-Repositories „update“, „oss“ und „non-oss“ aktiviert sind. Mit yast -i kernel-source make gcc gcc-c++ installieren Sie dann die erforderlichen Pakete. Mit bis zu 70 MB Downloads müssen Sie rechnen. Bevor Sie unter Open Suse mit der Installation fortfahren fortfahren, präparieren Sie noch die Kernel-Sourcen. Dazu navigieren Sie mit dem Befehl „cd /usr/src/linux“ in das entsprechende Verzeichnis und geben folgenden Befehl ein: make mrproper; make cloneconfig; make modules_prepare .

Installieren von Vmware Server

Ist das System vorbereitet, kommt die eigentliche Installation. Verschieben Sie zunächst das heruntergeladene TAR-Archiv von Vmware-Server in ein beliebiges Verzeichnis auf Ihrem Rechner, und entpacken Sie es dort mit dem Befehl „tar -xzf <Archiv- Name>“. Das TAR-Archiv entpackt sich in das Unterverzeichnis „vmware-server-distrib“, in dem Sie einen symbolischen Link zur ausführbaren Datei „vmware-install.pl“ finden. Wechseln Sie auf der Konsole in das neue Unterverzeichnis, und rufen Sie - nach wie vor als root - das Installer-Script mit einem voran gestelltem „./“ auf („./vmware-install. pl“) und drücken <Return>.

Die meisten Abfragen des Installers können Sie einfach mit <Return> bestätigen. Die ersten zehn Fragen betreffen die Installationsverzeichnisse, danach startet der Installer ein weiteres Script, um Vmware-Server zu konfigurieren. Nachdem das Script festgestellt hat, dass nicht bereits eine ältere Version läuft, fordert es Sie auf, die Lizenzbestimmungen zu lesen. Weitere Zeilen machen Sie dort mit der <Leertaste> sichtbar, am Ende akzeptieren Sie mit „yes“ die Bedingungen. Nun installiert Vmware-Server die eigentlichen Treiber, wozu es die bereits installierten Entwicklerpakete und den Quellcode benötigt. Falls das Programm hier abbricht, installieren Sie fehlende Programme nach und starten den Installer erneut.
Tipp: Eventuell beschwert sich Vmware-Server über die verwendete Version des Compilers gcc, falls der Kernel mit einer früheren Version kompiliert wurde. Sie können die Meldung ignorieren, geben Sie einfach „yes“ ein und fahren fort.

Bei der Installation des so genannten „vsock“-Moduls bringt der Installer in Open Suse allerdings in jedem Fall eine Fehlermeldung (in Ubuntu nur ein paar Warnungen), die Sie aber getrost ignorieren können. Sie brauchen das Modul nicht für den normalen Betrieb von Vmware. Nun konfiguriert der Installer noch das Netzwerk. Vmware-Server bietet drei verschiedene Möglichkeiten, wie das Gastsystem mit dem Host-System kommuniziert. Diese Netzwerkbrücken werden nun konfiguriert und eingerichtet. Jede Möglichkeit wird mit der Abfrage „Do you wish to configure another network“ abgeschlossen, dessen Vorgabe „no“ Sie ebenfalls mit <Return> bestätigen.

Nachdem das Netzwerk-Modul kompiliert wurde, bestätigen Sie noch die drei Ports, über die Vmware-Server mit der Bedienoberfläche kommuniziert. Dann legen Sie fest, welchem Benutzer Vmware-Server administrative Rechte gestatten soll.
Wichtig: Unter Ubuntu sollten Sie hier Ihren Login-Namen angeben. Falls Sie hier nichts eingeben, akzeptiert Vmware nur den Benutzer root als Administrator, dem Sie dann unter Ubuntu noch ein eigenes Passwort verpassen müssen (mehr dazu unter „System konfigurieren“). Im nächsten Schritt legen Sie fest, in welchem Verzeichnis Vmware die Dateien der zu installierenden Gastsysteme unterbringen soll. Planen Sie hier großzügig Platz ein, die einzelnen virtuellen Festplatten können Sie zwar so einrichten, das sie sich dem Platzbedarf des Gastsystems dynamisch anpassen, allerdings sollten Sie den Speicherbedarf im Auge behalten, wenn Sie die Daten auf der Systempartition unterbringen. Besser wäre es, eine eigene Partition für die Gastsysteme zu verwenden, wenn möglich in einem schnellen Raid-0-Verbund.

Wenn Sie die Partition in ein eigenes Verzeichnis einbinden, können Sie hier den entsprechenden Pfad definieren. Als Nächstes müssen Sie Ihre Seriennummer eingeben, dann installiert das Programm noch die VIX-API, mit der Entwickler über selbst geschriebene Programme virtuelle Systeme steuern können. Nachdem Sie abermals <Return> gedrückt haben, startet Vmware-Server alle nötigen Module. Wenn Sie am Ende jeder Zeile das Wort „done“ und schließlich „The configuration of Vmware Server for Linux for this running kernel completed successfully“ sehen, hat alles geklappt.

System konfigurieren

Falls Sie mit einer Ubuntu-Variante arbeiten und bei der Installation keinem Benutzer administrative Rechte zugewiesen haben, müssen Sie den root-Account aktivieren, indem Sie für den Benutzer root nun ein Passwort vergeben. Ubuntu verwendet den Befehl „sudo“ für Admin-Aufgaben und verzichtet deshalb auf den Einsatz des root-Accounts. Da Sie sich ja bereits mit „sudo -s“ als root in einem Terminal-Fenster eingeloggt haben, reicht nun der Befehl „passwd“ und die zweimalige Eingabe eines Passworts, um den root-Account zu aktivieren.

Wer Ubuntu ab Version 8.10 verwendet oder andere Versionen, die den so genannten evdev-Treiber für Maus und Tastatureingabe nutzen, sollte noch die Tastatur für Vmware-Server einrichten. Ohne diesen Schritt sind die Sondertasten in den virtuellen Systemen funktionsunfähig. Folgende Befehlszeile behebt in den meisten Fällen das Problem: echo "xkeymap.nokeycodeMap = true" >> /etc/vmware/config . Wenn das nicht hilft, können Sie die Tastaturdefinitionen (Scan-Codes) selbst in die Konfigurationsdatei /etc/vmware/config einfügen. Damit Vmware-Server unter Linux auch auf Ihre USB-Geräte zugreifen kann, müssen Sie noch folgende Zeile in die Textdatei /etc/fstab einfügen: usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs auto 0 0 . Danach starten Sie das System neu.
Der erste Start Vmware-Server konfigurieren und starten Sie ab dieser Version in einem Internet-Browser. Um die Bedienoberfläche zu öffnen, tippen Sie in die Adresszeile Ihres Browsers die Zeile http://127.0.0.1:8222 . Jetzt erscheint das Web-Interface mit einem Login-Formular, in dem Sie sich entweder als root oder mit Ihrem Benutzernamen einloggen, je nachdem, was Sie während der Installation festgelegt haben.

Anschließend präsentiert der Browser das Fenster mit der Zusammenfassung. Links unter „Inventory“ sehen Sie künftig die installierten virtuellen Systeme. In der Mitte im Register „Virtual Machines“ taucht diese Liste ebenfalls auf. Im Register „Tasks“ stehen Aufgaben, die Sie später einzelnen virtuellen Maschinen zuweisen können. Unter „Events“ finden Sie ausgeführte Aktionen, etwa den Start eines virtuellen Systems. Unter „Permissions“ legen Sie fest, welche weiteren Benutzer mit welchen Rechten auf Vmware-Server zugreifen dürfen.

Wollen Sie künftig virtuelle Maschinen von ISO-Dateien starten, sollten Sie im Register „Summary“ zunächst das Verzeichnis freigeben, in dem diese liegen. Klicken Sie dazu rechts unter „Commands“ auf den Link „Add Datastore“. Weisen Sie der Freigabe einen Namen zu, und tragen Sie darunter das Verzeichnis ein. Nach einem Klick auf „OK“ erscheint die Freigabe in der Mitte des Fensters unter dem bereits bei der Installation definierten Pfad für die virtuellen Maschinen.

Gastsysteme konfigurieren

Klicken Sie nun auf den Link „Create Virtual Machine“. Sie starten damit einen Assistenten zum Erstellen einer virtuellen Umgebung. Geben Sie der neuen virtuellen Maschine einen aussagekräftigen Namen, etwa „Ubuntu Desktop“ und wählen den Standard-Datastore als Speicherort. Im nächsten Fenster wählen Sie das Betriebssystem – in unserem Beispiel „Linux operating system“ – und darunter im Dropdown-Menü die Version. Falls Ihr gewünschtes Linux-System dort nicht steht, wählen Sie einen der „Other“-Einträge mit der Kernel-Version, die das zu installierende System verwendet. Anschließend legen Sie den Arbeitsspeicher für das Gastsystem fest.

Arbeiten Sie mit einem Dualcore- oder gar Quadcore-System, können Sie dem Gastsystem auch mehrere Prozessorkerne zuweisen, allerdings erlahmt das Wirtssystem, wenn sie dem Gast alle vorhandenen Kerne zuweisen. Dann richten Sie die virtuelle Festplatte ein. Klicken Sie auf „Create a New Virtual Disk“, und bestimmen Sie die Speicherkapazität im Feld „Capacity“. Für eine Internet-Verbindung klicken Sie im nächsten Fenster auf „Add a Network Adapter“. Wählen Sie als Netzwerkverbindung „NAT“, dann nutzen Sie den Netzwerk- Adapter des Wirtssystems gleich mit. Das hat den Vorteil, dass Sie das Gastsystem nicht weiter konfigurieren müssen. Im „Bridged“-Modus erhält das Gastsystem eine eigene Netzwerkbrücke – Sie können es unabhängig vom Wirtssystem konfigurieren. Im „HostOnly“-Modus kommunizieren Gastsysteme nur mit dem Wirt.
Sie installieren neue Systeme etwa von einer CD/DVD, wobei Vmware-Server direkt auf das Rechnerlaufwerk zugreift. Oder Sie nutzen eine ISO-Datei und sparen sich das Brennen des Rohlings. Im nächsten Fenster legen Sie fest, wo die virtuelle Maschine nach dem Datenträger suchen soll. Danach konfigurieren Sie das Disketten-Laufwerk für das Gastsystem – Vmware-Server akzeptiert auch hier Image-Dateien. Schließlich fügen Sie einen USB-Adapter hinzu, wenn Sie auf USB-Geräte zugreifen wollen. Mit „Finish“ beenden Sie die Konfiguration.

Gastsysteme installieren

Markieren Sie die zuvor konfigurierte virtuelle Maschine links unter „Inventory“. In der Mitte des Fensters steht nun das neue Register „Console“. Wenn Sie dieses öffnen, erhalten Sie eine Meldung über ein fehlendes Plug-in. Mit einem Klick auf „Install plug-in“ installieren Sie es. Nach einem Browser-Neustart steht anstelle der Fehlermeldung ein weißes Dreieck. Klicken Sie darauf, dann startet die neue virtuelle Maschine. Mit einem weiteren Klick auf das nun erscheinende Symbol öffnen Sie ein Fenster mit dem Gastsystem. Bei neuen virtuellen Maschinen startet Vmware-Server automatisch vom CD/DVD-Laufwerk. Sobald Sie in das Fenster klicken, gelten alle Tastatur- oder Maus-Eingaben nur im Gastsystem. Mit <Strg>-<Alt> springt der Fokus zurück auf das Wirtssystem. Jetzt installieren Sie Ihr gewünschtes System wie gewohnt.

Quelle : www.pcwelt.de
Titel: VMware Player ...
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 21 August, 2009, 18:01
VMware Player: Spielt zuvor erstellte so genannte virtuelle Maschinen (VM) ab; auf der Hersteller-Homepage werden zahlreiche VMs zum Download angeboten; Registrierung erforderlich

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What's New

Player 2.5.3 is a maintenance release that resolves some known issues. With this release of VMware Player, new support has been added.

Support for New Guest Operating Systems

VMware provides new support for the following guest operating system on Player 2.5.3:

    * Ubuntu 9.04 is fully supported.

Known Issues

Following are the known issues for Player 2.5.3:

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    * While attempting to drag and drop a file to or from an Ubuntu 9.0.4 guest while in Unity mode some unusual behaviors have been reported, including failures to move files, screen refresh issues, and the inability to exit from Unity mode.
    * Drag and drop or copy and paste operations from a Windows XP guest to a 64-bit Ubuntu 9.04 host might produce the following error message: Error while copying.
    * When performing a drag and drop operation from the latest version of a Windows guest to a Ubuntu 9.0.4 host in Unity mode, an error message appears: The source and destination file names are the same. After cancelling the error message, you can drop the file successfully.
    * You will receive an error message after cancelling a drag and drop operation from the latest Windows guest to an Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop host.
    * If a guest is powered off while a drag and drop operation from a guest to a Linux host is in progress, drag and drop will not work after the guest is restarted. To workaround this issue, restart the host.
    * Enabling Assistive Technology on a 64-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.1 host prevents the Player from starting.
    * VMX hangs in an ATI fglrx driver on an Ubuntu 9.04 host.

Resolved Issues

Following are the resolved issues in Player 2.5.3:

Security Fixes

    * New: Third party library libpng updated to 1.2.35. Several flaws were discovered in the way the third-party libpng library handled uninitialized pointers. An attacker could create a PNG image file in such a way, that when loaded by an application linked to libpng, it could cause the application to crash or execute arbitrary code at the privilege level of the user running the application. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2009-0040 to this issue.

Miscellaneous

    * --> --> Sometimes the VMwareUser.exe process on a Windows guest uses 100 percent of the CPU after a drag and drop operation because the operation has not been terminated properly.
    * The Etoken encryption USB device from Alladin Systems is not recognized in the preboot environment for a Windows XP virtual machine.
    * --> Player virtual machines that were converted from ESX virtual machines might fail if the display is set to 8-bit color.
    * --> After installing and configuring VMware Tools on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, the sound does not work after restarting the guest.
    * On a Windows XP Service Pack 2 guest, the Hardware Wizard stops responding when installing Logitech QuickCAm Pro 9000.
    * Add enhanced SVGA and mouse drivers to support X.Org server version 1.6.
    * A WLK DiskStress test fails with data corruption error on LSI Logic virtual device.
    * Moving files between shared folders or mapped drives in Windows gueststhat point to the same directory on the host, cause the files to disappear.
    * Pressing any keys while grabbing (for example, Ctrl+g) or ungrabbing become stuck on Ubuntu 9.04 host.
    * Player has been updated to power on the latest Microsoft Virtual PC files (.vhd). VMware recommends that you create a copy or linked clone of the image. If you do not create a copy, you cannot run the original virtual machine in VPC after running it in Player, because the virtual hardware layer has been modified.
    * Performance is slow when opening a Shared Folder for the first time in a Player Windows guest.
    * Drag and drop stops working when color depth is set to 16-bit on a Player guest.
    * When moving a virtual machine from a later version of Player to a 2.5.x version of Player, the taskbar icon indicates that a more current version of VMware Tools is available and that VMware Tools should be updated.
    * NAT networking does not work on the latest Windows operating systems.
    * After uninstalling VMware Tools from an Ubuntu 8.10 guest, restart the guest to re-establish the netwok connection.
    * Default suspend and resume scripts do not activate or deactivate the network interfaces correctly in a 32-bit Ubuntu 9.04 guests.

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Titel: Erweiterungen für vCenter
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 31 August, 2009, 13:37
Für das zentrale Management von virtuellen IT-Strukturen mit vCenter von VMware hat der Hersteller zwei weitere Werkzeuge entwickelt. Sie dienen vor allem der Planung und Verwaltung der Betriebsmittel sowie deren Konfiguration in Rechenzentren.

VMwares vCenter Capacity IQ (http://www.vmware.com/products/vcenter-capacityiq/) soll sicherstellen, dass genügend Kapazität für virtuelle Maschinen (VM) und Ressourcen im RZ bereitsteht. Mit dem Werkzeug können die Verantwortlichen den Einfluss von Änderungen der Kapazität untersuchen, Defizite prognostizieren und vorbeugend die Bereitstellung zusätzlicher Mittel anfordern.

(http://www.heise.de/bilder/144539/0/1)

VMwares vCenter ConfigControl (http://www.vmware.com/products/vcenter-configcontrol/) verschafft den Überblick über den Konfigurationszustand der virtuellen Umgebung. Administratoren können über Service-Kataloge die Einhaltung der Service-Level auf VMs sicherstellen, Reports untersuchen und deren Leistung überwachen.
Anzeige

Weitere Details will VMware zur VMworld2009 (http://www.vmworld2009.com/) bekannt geben, die heute in San Francisco startet.

Quelle : www.heise.de
Titel: VMware Player 2.5.3 Build 185404
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 09 September, 2009, 21:28
Mit der Version 2.5.3 wurden einige Fehler der alten Version behoben. Alle Änderungen und Neuerungen finden Sie in den offiziellen Release-Notes (http://www.vmware.com/support/player25/doc/releasenotes_player253.html).

http://www.vmware.com/
Titel: VMware Workstation 7.0 Build 203739 erschienen
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 27 Oktober, 2009, 10:31
VMware hat seine Virtualisierungslösung VMware Workstation in der Version 7 veröffentlicht. Diese unterstützt Windows 7 sowie beschleunigte 3D-Grafik und wartet mit einigen neuen Funktionen auf.
VMware Workstation 7 läuft unter Windows 7 sowohl in der 32- als auch der 64-Bit-Version, integriert sich nahtlos mit Flip 3D sowie Aero Peek und zeigt so live die Aktivitäten der virtuellen Maschinen an. Zudem werden Gastsysteme mit 32 sowie 64 Bit und bis zu vier virtuellen CPUs und 32 GByte RAM unterstützt.

Darüber hinaus wurde an der 3D-Unterstützung gearbeitet, so dass die neue Version mit mehr 3D-Applikationen zusammenarbeitet. Kompatibel sind neben Windows Aero auch Applikationen, die DirectX 9.0c Shader Model 3 und OpenGL 2.1 nutzen.

(http://scr3.golem.de/screenshots/0910/VMWare-Workstation-7/thumb480/Workstation-7-Snapshots.jpg)

VMware Workstation 7 hält neue Funktionen für Entwickler bereit, denn die Software arbeitet direkt mit der Springsource-Tool-Suite und Eclipse für Java und C/C++ zusammen. Record-Replay soll das Finden nichtdeterministischer Bugs vereinfachen.

VMware Workstation 7 steht ab sofort unter vmware.com/workstation zum Download bereit und kostet 189 US-Dollar. Upgrades von früheren Versionen der VMware Workstation sind für 99 US-Dollar erhältlich.

Quelle : www.golem.de
Titel: VMware Player 3.0 Final
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 14 November, 2009, 11:38
Freeware, die es erlaubt, virtuelle Maschinen zu erstellen und zu nutzen.

Mit einer virtuellen Maschine können Sie mehrere Betriebssysteme auf einem Rechner testen, ohne viel Aufwand zu haben. Der "VMware Player" unterstützt eingebaute Laufwerke, Netzwerkkarten und angeschlossene USB-Geräte. Dateien können per Drag&Drop zwischen Betriebs- und Gastsystem hin- und her kopiert werden. Mit der Version 3.0 wird Windows 7 samt fast aller neuer Features unterstützt. Dank der Multi-Monitoring-Funktion können Sie die virtuelle Maschine nun komplett vom Hauptbildschirm auslagern. Alle Änderungen und Neuerungen finden Sie in den offiziellen Release-Notes (http://www.vmware.com/support/player30/doc/releasenotes_player3.html).

(http://download.winboard.org/uploads/Image/vm1.jpg)

Fazit: VMWare eignet sich hervorragend etwa um eine Linux-Umgebung unter Windows einzurichten und damit sicher im Internet zu surfen oder weiterhin ein älteres Windows-Betriebssystem unter Windows 7 zu nutzen.

Betriebssystem: XP - 7, Linux
Lizenz: Freeware
Hersteller: http://www.vmware.com/
Titel: VMware plant Smartphone-Virtualisierung
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 08 Dezember, 2009, 15:54
VMware arbeitet derzeit an einer Virtualisierungslösung für Smartphones. Damit können Smartphone-Besitzer zwei verschiedene Betriebssysteme gleichzeitig auf einem Gerät laufen lassen, um so etwa berufliche von privaten Daten zu trennen. Erfolgreich wurde das bereits mit Android und Windows Mobile ausprobiert.
Srinivas Krishnamurti ist bei VMware für die Virtualisierung auf Smartphones zuständig und gab die aktuelle Entwicklung im Gespräch mit Computerworld bekannt. VMware sieht im Smartphone-Markt für die Zukunft ein enormes Potenzial und will daher eine Virtualisierungslösung für diese Geräteklasse anbieten. Die Prozessoren und die Speicherbestückung moderner Smartphones sind nach Krishnamurtis Überzeugung ausreichend, um zwei Smartphone-Betriebssysteme gleichzeitig aktiv zu haben.

In einem Test liefen Android und Windows Mobile erfolgreich parallel auf einem Smartphone mit 128 MByte Speicher. Bis zur Fertigstellung des Produkts wird die Empfehlung aber wohl bei 256 MByte Speicherausstattung liegen, damit genug Reserven sind. Mit der Virtualisierungslösung von VMware werden zwei Betriebssysteme zeitgleich laufen können, so dass der Anwender ohne große Mühe zwischen den virtuellen Maschinen wechseln kann.

Derzeit arbeitet VMware daran, hier eine sinnvolle Bedienung für den Kunden zu entwickeln. Noch ist unklar, wie der Gerätebesitzer zwischen den virtuellen Maschinen wird umschalten können. Welche weiteren Smartphone-Betriebssysteme neben Android und Windows Mobile unterstützt werden, ist noch nicht bekannt. In jedem Fall müssen sich Kunden noch lange gedulden, bis das Produkt fertig ist. VMware peilt derzeit das Jahr 2012 an.

Quelle : www.golem.de
Titel: VMWare beendet Support für alte ESX-Versionen
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 27 Januar, 2010, 16:07
Ab Mai dieses Jahres will VMWare nur noch die aktuellen Versionen seiner virtuellen Infrastrukturprodukte zum Download bereitstellen und den allgemeinen Support dafür beenden. Betroffen sind ESX 3.5 bis einschließlich Update 4, ESX 3.0 bis 3.0.3, ESX 2.x und Virtual Center 2.0 sowie 2.5 bis einschließlich Update 5.

Für ESX 3.5 Update 5, ESX 3.0.3 Update 1 und das demnächst erscheinende Virtual Center 2.5 Update 6 will VMWare weiterhin "Extended Support" bereitstellen. Patches wird die Firma nur noch für diese Versionen anbieten. Informationen zur Support-Politik gibt es online (http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/lifecycle/vi).

Quelle : www.heise.de
Titel: VMware Workstation 7.0.1 Build 227600
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 30 Januar, 2010, 19:46
Da ja hier sonst kaum wer was macht ... 

What's New

Workstation 7.0.1 is a maintenance release that resolves some known issues. This release of VMware Workstation adds the following new support:

    * New Support for 32-Bit and 64-Bit Operating Systems
    * This release provides support for the following host and guest operating systems:

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Titel: VMware Workstation 7.1 als Beta verfügbar
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 16 März, 2010, 10:30
Die Virtualisierungssoftware VMware Workstation 7.1 ist in einer Betaversion verfügbar. Die neue Version erlaubt mehr virtuelle Prozessoren pro Gastsystem und soll hardwarebeschleunigtes OpenGL unter Windows-Gästen möglich machen.
VMware Workstation 7.0 erlaubt bis zu vier virtuelle Prozessoren für jede virtuelle Maschine. Mit der neuen Version 7.1 lassen sich bis zu acht virtuelle CPUs zuweisen. Das Speicherlimit hat sich hingegen nicht verändert: 32 GByte RAM pro virtueller Maschine sind möglich. Die virtuellen Festplatten dürfen bis zu 2 TByte groß sein.

Zu den unterstützten Gastsystemen gesellt sich die Linux-Distribution Fedora 12. Der mitgelieferte WDDM-Treiber für Windows-7- und Vista-Gäste ermöglicht zudem Hardwarebeschleunigung für OpenGL 2.1. Laut VMware soll sich die Leistung von OpenGL-Anwendungen in virtuellen Maschinen so drastisch steigern. Weiterhin gehört ein Werkzeug zum Lieferumfang, mit dem sich virtuelle Maschinen im Open Virtualization Format (OVF) importieren oder speichern lassen.

Anwendungen, die in einer virtuellen Maschine installiert sind, lassen sich außerdem direkt über das Startmenü des Hostsystems starten. Die Workstation ist jetzt außerdem in der Lage, verfügbare Updates automatisch zu installieren.

Weitere Informationen und die Betaversion als Download für Windows und Linux gibt es unter vmware.com/go/ws7.1beta. Der VMware Player 3.1 liegt passend dazu ebenfalls als Betaversion vor. Er unterstützt dieselben Funktionen, erlaubt es aber nicht, neue virtuelle Maschinen zu erstellen.

Quelle : www.golem.de
Titel: VMware Player 3.0.1
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 01 April, 2010, 16:00
Ein Changelog gibts hier (http://www.vmware.com/support/player30/doc/releasenotes_player301.html).

http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
Titel: VMware Player 3.1.0
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 26 Mai, 2010, 15:02
Ein Changelog gibts hier (http://www.vmware.com/support/player31/doc/releasenotes_player31.html).

http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
Titel: Workstation 7.1 macht virtuellen Maschinen Beine
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 27 Mai, 2010, 12:52
VMWares Virtualisierungssoftware Workstation soll in der jetzt erhältlichen Version 7.1 deutlich schneller sein. Wie das für Endanwender gedachte ebenfalls neue Fusion 3.1 wartet Workstation 7.1 mit mehr Grafikleistung unter Windows auf.

Workstation 7.1 soll im Vergleich zur Vorgängerversion unter Windows die doppelte Grafik-Leistung für DirectX 9.0 und eine Hardware-Beschleunigung für OpenGL 2.1. mit sich bringen. Unter Windows-7- und Windows-Vista-VMs sollen damit Videos und PC-Spiele besser laufen. Außerdem können virtuelle Applikationen nun direkt von der Windows-7-Taskbar aus gestartet werden.

Auf Intels Prozessorfamilie Core i3, i5 und i7 wird nun eine schnellere Ver- und Entschlüsselung virtueller Maschinen unterstützt. Außerdem werden wie bei Fusion 3.1 auch leistungsstarke VMs mit acht virtuellen Prozessoren und 2 TByte großen virtuellen Festplatten unterstützt.

Das Open Virtualization Format (OVF 1.0) kann mit Workstation 7.1 importiert und exportiert und direkt zu VMware vSphere 4 hochgeladen werden.

Workstation 7.1 läuft unter Windows oder Linux - und unterstützt viele Gastbetriebssysteme. Neu hinzugekommen sind die Linux-Distributionen Ubuntu 8.04.4, Ubuntu 10.04, Opensuse 11.2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5, Fedora 12, Debian 5.0.4 sowie Mandriva 2009.1.

VMware Workstation ermöglicht Software-Entwicklern das zeitgleiche Arbeiten mit mehreren Betriebssystemen auf einem einzigen physischen PC. Das spart laut VMWare sowohl Hardware-Kosten als auch Zeit beim Entwickeln und Testen neuer Software.

VMware Workstation 7.1 steht ab sofort zum Preis von 189 US-Dollar unter www.vmware.com/workstation zum Download bereit. Ein Upgrade von Workstation 7 ist kostenlos, von Workstation 5 oder 6 kann für 99 US-Dollar auf die 7.1 gewechselt werden.

Quelle : www.golem.de
Titel: Kernel-Update für VMware ESX Server
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 27 Juni, 2010, 13:59
Virtualisierungs-Spezialist VMware hat einen neuen Kernel für das Flaggschiff VMware ESX Server - 3.x - zur Verfügung gestellt.

Ab sofort gibt es einen neuen Console-OS-Kernel (COS) für VMware ESX Server 3.x. Dieses Update behebt diverse Schwachstellen, die als weniger kritische eingestuft sind.

Lokale Anwender könnten unter Umständen Sicherheitsrichtlinien umgehen, sensible Daten auskundschaften, die Rechte ausweiten und die Software zum Absturz bringen (DoS). Letzteres gilt auch für externe Angreifer. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in dieser Sicherheits-Anweisung von VMware (http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000098.html).

Quelle : www.tecchannel.de
Titel: VMware Player 3.1.1
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 13 August, 2010, 16:55
Changelog : http://www.vmware.com/support/player31/doc/releasenotes_player311.html

http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
Titel: View 4.5 von VMware verfügbar
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 10 September, 2010, 19:03
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Den lange erwarteten Nachfolger von VMwares View 4 hatte das Unternehmen auf seiner Hausmesse VMworld Ende August 2010 angekündigt. Seit dem heutigen Freitag steht View 4.5 (http://www.vmware.com/de/products/view/?elq=c800ccacf8a14721bb45fd5ecf09aa88&src=EM_10Q3_View4.5_EMEA_DE&cid=70180000000w6cS) offiziell zum Download bereit. Zu den wichtigsten Neuerungen zählen die Kompatibilität zu Windows 7 und eine laut Hersteller gesteigerte Performance.

Zudem haben die Entwickler das Protokoll PC-over-IP (kurz PCoIP) speziell für WAN-Verbindungen nochmals optimiert. Offiziell unterstützt View 4.5 das Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP). Es erlaubt Clients, den Status von X.509-Zertifikaten bei einem Validierungsdienst abzufragen.

Administratoren sollten bei einem etwaigen Upgrade auf ihre aktuelle Benutzerumgebung achten, denn VMware hat laut Mike Laverick, Autor des Buches "the View 4.5 Guide – Author’s Edition", für PCoIP mal eben den Port auf 4172 geändert, wodurch ein Client-Upgrade beim Einsatz von View 4.5 zwingend nötig wird.

Quelle : www.heise.de
Titel: VMware Player 3.1.2
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 24 September, 2010, 08:52
Changelog : http://www.vmware.com/support/player31/doc/releasenotes_player312.html

http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
Titel: VMware Workstation 7.1.2 erschienen
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 24 September, 2010, 09:18
Release Notes : http://www.vmware.com/support/ws71/doc/releasenotes_ws712.html

http://www.vmware.com/de/products/workstation/
Titel: VMware Player 3.1.3
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 19 November, 2010, 11:46
Changelog : http://www.vmware.com/support/player31/doc/releasenotes_player313.html

http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
Titel: VMware Workstation 7.1.3
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 19 November, 2010, 11:47
Release Notes : http://www.vmware.com/support/ws71/doc/releasenotes_ws713.html

http://www.vmware.com/de/products/workstation/
Titel: VMware Player 3.1.4
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 31 März, 2011, 21:40
Changelog : http://www.vmware.com/support/player31/doc/releasenotes_player314.html

http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
Titel: VMware Workstation 7.1.4
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 31 März, 2011, 21:45
Release Notes : http://www.vmware.com/support/ws71/doc/releasenotes_ws714.html

http://www.vmware.com/de/products/workstation/
Titel: VMware gibt Workstation 8 frei
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 14 September, 2011, 17:50
Das Erste, was bei VMwares Workstation 8 ins Auge fällt, ist die neue, übersichtliche grafische Oberfläche. Mit deren Hilfe kann der Anwender neue virtuelle Maschinen (VMs) einrichten, auf solche zugreifen und Verbindung zu entfernten Servern aufnehmen. Diese können in einer anderen virtualisierten Umgebung von VMware laufen: in einer Workstation-8-Instanz, in vSphere oder vCenter. Mit der neuen Darstellung der aktiven VMs in Form von Briefmarken (Thumbnails) hat man den jeweiligen Zustand der einzelnen Maschinen im Blick. Darüber hinaus sollen mit der Version 8 mehrere Personen eine VM gemeinsam verwalten können.

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u den weiteren neuen Funktionen zählt die Unterstützung von HD -Audio mit 7.1-Surround-Sound, USB 3 und Bluetooth-Geräten. Hinzu sollen Verbesserungen bei der Virtualisierung symmetrischer Multiprozessoren (SMP), bei der 3D-Grafik und die Unterstützung für 64 GByte RAM in einer VM gekommen sein.

VMwares Workstation 8 ist bereits verfügbar und kostet 199 US-$. Das Upgrade von Workstation 6 oder 7 gibt es für 99 US-$. Kunden, die in der Zeit vom 1. August bis zum 30. September die neueste Workstation-7-Version erworben haben oder noch erwerben, erhalten nach Registrierung das Upgrade auf elektronischem Wege kostenlos.

Quelle : www.heise.de
Titel: VMware Player 4.0.0
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 05 Oktober, 2011, 13:58
Changelog : http://www.vmware.com/support/player40/doc/releasenotes_player40.html

http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
Titel: VMware Player 4.0.1
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 18 November, 2011, 18:30
Changelog : http://www.vmware.com/support/player40/doc/releasenotes_player401.html

http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
Titel: VMware Workstation 8.0.1
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 18 November, 2011, 19:15
Release Notes : https://www.vmware.com/support/ws80/doc/releasenotes_workstation_801.html

http://www.vmware.com/de/products/workstation/
Titel: VMware Player 4.0.2
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 25 Januar, 2012, 13:35
Changelog:

# Highlights functionality include:

* Ubuntu 11.10 is supported as a host.
* Fedora 16 is supported as a guest.
* Many customer-reported issues have been resolved.

# Resolved Issues:

* The ACLs on the PID files needed improvement. VMware thanks Inode0 for bringing this to our attention.
* Releasing input from the guest to the host, for example, moving the cursor from the virtual machine window to the host screen, failed with an unrecoverable error.
* Copying and pasting from a guest to an Ubuntu 11.10 host failed.
* Shared folders did not work in Fedora 16 and OpenSuse 12.1 guests.
* In Ubuntu 11.10 hosts, key repeat was disabled after ungrabbing or quitting VMware Player.
* On a Windows host, a virtual machine configured to use a physical disk or partition failed to power on if the host had a volume backed by more than one physical disk, for example, a RAID system.

http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
Titel: VMware Workstation 8.0.2
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 25 Januar, 2012, 19:20
What's New

Highlights of VMware Workstation 8.0.2 functionality include:

    Ubuntu 11.10 is supported as a host.
    Fedora 16 is supported as a guest.
    Many customer-reported issues have been resolved.

VMware Workstation 8.0.2 is a free update for all VMware Workstation 8 users.

Prior Releases of Workstation

Known problems from prior releases of VMware Workstation are described in the release notes for each release. To view release notes for the prior releases of VMware Workstation, see VMware Workstation 8.0.1 and VMware Workstation 8.

Resolved Issues

The following issues are resolved in this release of VMware Workstation.

    The ACLs on the PID files needed improvement. VMware thanks Inode0 for bringing this to our attention.
    Releasing input from the guest to the host, for example, moving the cursor from the virtual machine window to the host screen, failed with an unrecoverable error.
    Copying and pasting from a guest to an Ubuntu 11.10 host failed.
    Shared folders did not work in Fedora 16 and OpenSuse 12.1 guests.
    In Ubuntu 11.10 hosts, key repeat was disabled after ungrabbing or quitting VMware Workstation.
    On a Windows host, a virtual machine configured to use a physical disk or partition failed to power on if the host had a volume backed by more than one physical disk, for example, a RAID system.
    On a machine with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 SP1, vix-perl installation failed with dynamic link errors.

http://www.vmware.com/de/products/workstation/
Titel: VMware: Virtuelle Maschinen im Browser mit HTML5
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 19 März, 2012, 13:25
VMwares virtuelle Maschinen sollen künftig in jedem Browser genutzt werden können. Dazu wurde ein kleiner Webserver entwickelt, der mit HTML5 und Websockets Zugriff auf Gastsysteme ermöglicht.

VMware-Mitarbeiter Christian Hammond hat ein Projekt vorgestellt (http://blog.chipx86.com/2012/03/13/wsx-virtual-machines-in-your-browser/), mit dem virtuelle Maschinen künftig in jedem HTML5-fähigen Browser genutzt werden können - auch auf Tablets. Das Projekt läuft gegenwärtig unter dem Namen WSX und ist noch ein inoffizieller Prototyp, wie Hammond betont. Es nutzt HTML5s Canvas und Websockets und soll die Nutzung von virtuellen Maschinen im Browser auch ohne Plugins ermöglichen.

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Dazu hat Hammond einen kleinen Webserver entwickelt, der für die Umsetzung in HTML5 zuständig ist und auf dem System mit der VMware Workstation oder dem ESXi/vSphere-Server läuft. Er stellt die Umsetzung in HTML5 und nötigen Websockets bereit. Noch ist der Server in Python 2.6 umgesetzt und funktioniert nur auf Linux-Systemen. Das soll sich aber künftig ändern, damit der WSX-Webserver auch unter Windows läuft.

VMware in Chrome, Safari und Firefox

Auf Systemen mit den Browsern Firefox, Chrome oder Safari wird eine virtuelle Maschine dann über Port 8888 ausgeliefert, entweder lokal oder über das Internet. Bis auf einige kleine Fehler soll auch die iOS-5-Version des Safari-Browsers WSX unterstützen und damit auch auf iPads nutzbar sein. Android-Anwender können versuchen, WSX über den Chrome-Browser zu nutzen, er arbeite jedoch noch an der Kompatibilität, schreibt Hammond.

Videos mit 720p werden nahezu ruckelfrei übertragen, allerdings noch ohne Ton. Denn die Browser unterstützen diese Funktion noch nicht. Noch sei die Übertragung nicht so schnell wie Streaming, die Leistung soll in späteren Versionen aber deutlich gesteigert werden. Immerhin lässt sich die virtuelle Maschine uneingeschränkt steuern, etwa starten oder herunterfahren.

Es liege aber noch viel Arbeit vor ihm, schreibt Hammond. Beispielsweise möchte er noch Multitouchfähigkeiten umsetzen und die Unterstützung für Gamepads implementieren, damit er Portal 2 spielen kann. Das seien aber seine eigenen Ziele, nicht unbedingt die seines Arbeitgebers.

Der WSX-Server für Linux lässt sich als Teil der Workstation Technology Preview kostenlos installieren und ausprobieren (http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/beta/workstationtp2012).

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Titel: VMwareMenuRemover 0.02
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 14 April, 2012, 11:15
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Entfernt das Menü des VMware Player, dass auch im Vollbildmodus sichtbar bleibt; läuft automatisch im Hintergrund, ist aber auch manuell startbar.

Lizenz: Open Source

http://vmmenuremover.sourceforge.net/
Titel: VMware Player 4.0.3 Build 703057
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 03 Mai, 2012, 20:20
Release Notes: https://www.vmware.com/support/player40/doc/releasenotes_player403.html

http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
Titel: VMware Workstation 8.0.3 Build 703057
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 03 Mai, 2012, 20:50
Release Notes : https://www.vmware.com/support/ws80/doc/releasenotes_workstation_803.html

http://www.vmware.com/de/products/workstation/
Titel: VMware Player 4.0.4 Build 744019
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 14 Juni, 2012, 15:43
Release Notes: https://www.vmware.com/support/player40/doc/releasenotes_player404.html

http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
Titel: VMware Workstation 8.0.4
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 14 Juni, 2012, 18:40
Release Notes : https://www.vmware.com/support/ws80/doc/releasenotes_workstation_804.html

http://www.vmware.com/de/products/workstation/
Titel: VMware Player 5.0.0 Build 812388
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 23 August, 2012, 12:27
Release Notes: https://www.vmware.com/support/player50/doc/player-50-release-notes.html

http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
Titel: VMware Workstation 9.0.0 Build 812388
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 23 August, 2012, 13:00
Release Notes : http://www.vmware.com/support/ws90/doc/workstation-90-release-notes.html

http://www.vmware.com/de/products/workstation/
Titel: VMware Player 5.0.1 Build 894247
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 07 November, 2012, 13:40
Release Notes : https://www.vmware.com/support/player50/doc/player-501-release-notes.html

http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
Titel: VMware Workstation 9.0.1 Build 894247
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 07 November, 2012, 14:00
Release Notes : https://www.vmware.com/support/ws90/doc/workstation-901-release-notes.html

http://www.vmware.com/de/products/workstation/
Titel: VMware Player 5.0.2 Build 1031769
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 08 März, 2013, 17:30
Release Notes : https://www.vmware.com/support/player50/doc/player-502-release-notes.html

http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
Titel: VMware Player 6.0.0
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 04 September, 2013, 14:20
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Titel: VMware Workstation 10.0.0 Build 1295980
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 04 September, 2013, 17:00
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Zitat
Take Windows 8.1 to the Next Level:
· Unity mode has been enhanced to seamlessly work with Windows 8.1 UI changes. Workstation 10 can now convert a Windows 8.1 physical PC to a virtual machine.

State of the Art Performance:

· Support for 16 vCPUs, 8 TB SATA disks and 64GB of RAM
· New Virtual SATA disk controller
· Now supporting 20 virtual networks
· USB3 streams support for faster file copying
· Improved application and Windows VM startup times
· SSD Pass through

More Control:

· Create restricted virtual machines that can expire at a predefined date and time. When powered on, the virtual machine will query the server at specified time intervals, storing the current system time in the restricted VM's policy file as the last trusted timestamp.

A Tablet in Your Virtual Machine:

· Industry first to provide virtual tablet sensors that enable virtual machines to take advantage of the accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, and even the ambient light sensor when running on a tablet.

Better Way to Work:

· Multiple monitor set-ups are easier than ever, whether you are using 2, 3, or 4. VMware-KVM provides a new interface for using multiple virtual machines

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Titel: VMware Player 6.0.1 Build 1379776
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 25 Oktober, 2013, 14:25
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Titel: VMware Workstation für Windows 10.0.1 Build 1379776
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 25 Oktober, 2013, 14:30
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Titel: VMware Player 6.0.2 Build 1744117
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 18 April, 2014, 16:20
Whats new: >>

KVM mode has been added to VMware Player
Improved compatibility and audio performance with certain USB audio and video devices
The VMware Tools can be properly updated when upgrading VMware Player to a newer version
The VMware Player UI now displays correctly when powering on an old hardware version

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Titel: VMware Workstation 10.0.2 Build 1744117
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 18 April, 2014, 19:00
Whats new: >>

Better audio performance and compatibility with certain USB audio/video devices:
The compatibility and performance of USB audio and video devices with virtual machines has been improved.
USB devices can be connected to the Linux RHEL 5 guest operating system:
Resolved an issue that prevents a USB device from being connected to Linux RHEL 5 guest operating system.
Windows 8.1 Update 1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 are supported as guest operating system through easy install:
Easy installation option supports Windows 8.1 Update 1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 as a guest operating system.
OpenSUSE 13.1 is officially supported as a host operating system:
OpenSUSE 13.1 is now supported as a host operating system.
Blueray drives can burn CDs when connected to the virtual machine:
Resolved an issue causing burning CDs with Blueray drives to fail while connected to the virtual machine.
Using Microsoft Word and Excel in unity mode no longer produces a beep:
Resolved an issue that caused using Microsoft Word and Excel in unity mode causes a beep.
The UAC dialog of the Windows 8 virtual machine no longer causes the host application windows to be blanked out on Linux Host.
Resolved an issue causing host application windows to be blanked out in the UAC dialog on the Linux host of the Windows 8 virtual machine.
The sound card can be automatically added to a virtual machine on a Linux host at power up:
Resolved an issue that prevented the Sound Card from being automatically added to the VM when powering on the virtual machine on a Linux host.
Windows 8.1 guest operating system no longer display a black screen when launching Metro style applications from the launch menu:
Resolved an issue that could cause a Windows 8.1 guest operating system to display a black screen when launching Metro style applications in the launch menu.
Hotkeys can be used in the Preference dialog in KVM mode:
Resolved a hotkey conflict in the Preference dialog of the KVM mode.
Improved compatibility of GL renderer with new Nvidia drivers:
Resolved a compatibility issue of GL renderer with some new Nvidia drivers.
Improved graphics quality with Solidworks applications:
Resolved graphics errors with for Solidworks applications.
Virtual machines imported from a physical PC no longer crash on startup:
Resolved an issue causing virtual machines imported from a physical PC to crash on startup.
Reading and writing to a file using two threads with a shared folder has been improved:
Resolved an issue about shared folder when the user read and write file using two threads.
Linux virtual machines access updated contents when using shared folders:
Resolved an issue that caused Linux virtual machines to see stale file contents when using shared folders.
Improved performance of the virtual machine using the E1000e adapter:
Resolved the virtual machine performance issues when using the E1000e adapter.
Workstation now launches on Ubuntu 14.04:
Resolved an issue preventing Workstation from starting on Ubuntu 14.04.

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Titel: VMware Player 6.0.3 Build 1895310
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 02 Juli, 2014, 09:05
Whats new: >>

Security Issues:

Updated to the OPENSSL library version openssl-0.9.8za where necessary to address CVE-2014-0224 , CVE-2014-0198, CVE-2010-5298, and CVE-2014-3470.

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Titel: VMware Workstation 10.0.3 Build 1895310
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 02 Juli, 2014, 13:40
Whats new: >>

Security Issues:

Updated to the OPENSSL library version openssl-0.9.8za where necessary to address CVE-2014-0224, CVE-2014-0198, CVE-2010-5298, and CVE-2014-3470.

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Titel: VMware Workstation 10.0.4 Build 2249910
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 31 Oktober, 2014, 13:42
Whats new: >>

Resolved Issues:

Fixes memory issue in Workstation on Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012.

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Titel: VMware Player 6.0.4 Build 2249910
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 31 Oktober, 2014, 13:47
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Resolved Issues:

Fixes memory issue in Workstation on Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012.

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Titel: VMware Workstation 11.0.0 Build 2305329
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 02 Dezember, 2014, 20:30
Changelog
New Operating System Support

Support has been added for the following guest operating systems:

Windows 8.1 Update
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows 10 Technical Preview (Experimental support)
Ubuntu 14.10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
CentOS 7
OpenSUSE 13.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise 12
VMware Hardware Version 11

Hardware versions introduce new virtual hardware functionality and new features while enabling VMware to run legacy
operating systems in virtual machines. New features included in this hardware version:


New CPU enablement, including Intel Haswell microarchitecture extension support.
Workstation 11 is optimized to take advantage of new Haswell extensions, delivering up to 45% improvement in CPU-intensive operations like multimedia, encryption/decryption, and other strenuous performance tests.
Updated xHCI controller
Updated NDIS drive
Unity improvements for Windows 8.1 virtual machines
Allocate up to 2GB video memory to a virtual machine
Improvements for high DPI displays
Workstation 11 has been optimized to support higher resolution displays such as the new QHD+ (3200x1800) displays used in laptops and x86 tablets.
Integration with VMware vCloud Air virtual private cloud
You can now extend and scale your virtual machines in the external cloud by connecting to vCloud Air and uploading, running, and viewing virtual machines from the Workstation 11 interface.
Boot virtual machines with EFI support
Create desktop shortcuts for virtual machines
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Titel: VMware Player 7.0.0 Build 2305329
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 02 Dezember, 2014, 21:00
Changelog
This release of VMware Player adds the following new features and support.
New Operating System Support

Support has been added for the following guest operating systems:

Windows 8.1 Update
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows 10 Technical Preview (Experimental support)
Ubuntu 14.10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
CentOS 7
OpenSUSE 13.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise 12
VMware Hardware Version 11

Hardware versions introduce new virtual hardware functionality and new features while enabling VMware to run legacy
operating systems in virtual machines. New features included in this hardware version:


New CPU enablement, including Intel Haswell microarchitecture extension support.
VMware Player 7 is optimized to take advantage of new Haswell extensions, delivering up to 45% improvement in CPU-intensive operations like multimedia, encryption/decryption, and other strenuous performance tests.
Updated xHCI controller
Updated NDIS drive
Allocate up to 2GB video memory to a virtual machine
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Titel: VMware Workstation 11.1.0-2496824
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 17 Februar, 2015, 21:40
Release Notes
This release of VMware Workstation adds support for VMware vCloud Air Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand and includes bug fixes.

About Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand

Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand is a secure, pay-as-you-go, cloud computing service offered by VMware that gives IT organizations a VMware compatible platform to create virtual machines, dynamically scale virtual machines and resources up or down, and pay for resources allocated.

Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand provides on-demand resources with granular metering and usage-based billing.
Resources are pool-based, allowing deployment of virtual machines with customized configurations.
Costs are billed monthly only for the aggregate amount of resources consumed across all of your virtual machines.
On-demand resources complement the subscription services for vCloud Air.
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Known Issues

The following issues might occur in VMware Workstation 11.1.

3D rendering is not available in some guest operating systems if you use virtual hardware version 11
If you upgrade a virtual machine from virtual hardware version 10 to 11, you might lose 3D functionality in the virtual machine.
Workaround: For Windows guest operating systems, upgrade VMware Tools to the latest version, which is included with Workstation 11. For Linux guests, only the following distributions are currently supported for virtual hardware version 11:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and above
Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS and above
Fedora 20 with latest updates and above
For other Linux distributions and versions, if you plan to use 3D functionality, downgrade the virtual hardware version to 10.
Virtual machines that you upload to vCloud Air cannot access the Internet
You must use the VMware vCloud Air portal to configure outbound Internet connectivity.
Workaround: Follow the instructions in the Knowledge Base article Allowing outbound Internet connectivity to a virtual machine within VMware vCloud Air (2053464)
Using certain Microsoft Office 2013 applications in a Windows 7 or later guest operating system can cause the guest to crash or the Workstation UI to become unresponsive.
For example, if you use Outlook 2013 to compose and read email, after a while, the guest might crash, or after you use Word 2013 for a while, the Workstation UI might stop responding.
Workaround: Turn off the 3D acceleration feature. From the menu bar, select VM > Settings > Display, and deselect Accelerate 3D Graphics.
Using a USB headset with a Windows 8 or later guest operating system does not work
Because most USB headsets expect a USB 2.0 controller, whereas Windows 8 and later guest operating systems use a USB 3.0 controller by default, you cannot use USB headsets with Windows 8 or later guests.
Workaround: Change the USB controller of the guest from USB 3.0 to USB 2.0.
The Easy Install feature is not supported for OpenSUSE 13.2
Easy Install is not supported for the OpenSUSE 13.2 guest operating system.
Workaround: Manually install the guest operating system and VMware Tools.
Using the Easy Install feature with a virtual machine that uses EFI will fail if the disk size is larger than 2TB
If you attempt to select a hard disk larger than 2TB, the following error message appears: The specified virtual disk size is incompatible with Easy Install and may prevent the guest from booting properly. The disk must be smaller than 2 TB to use Easy Install.
Workaround: Either choose a hard disk whose size is equal to or smaller than 2TB, or manually install the guest operating system.
Uninstalling Workstation from a Linux host and removing the configuration can prevent a shared virtual machine from being opened again
If you are sharing virtual machines and then uninstall Workstation from a Linux host, remove the configuration, and then reinstall Workstation, you receive an error message when you attempt to open a shared virtual machine.
Workaround: Stop sharing any virtual machines before you uninstall Workstation from a Linux host.
The fusemount feature works only if the fuse module is installed
If you have a virtual machine with an operating system that does not have the fuse module installed, such as CentOS, you might receive an error when you select VM > Settings > Hardware > Hard Disk and select Mount Disk from the Utilities drop-down list. The error message reads The VMware fuse daemon failed to start.
Workaround: Install the fuse module in the host operating system.
Cannot upload a virtual machine to VMware vCloud Air Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand
Uploading a virtual machine to VMware vCloud Air Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand is not yet supported by Workstation 11.
Workaround: None.
Cannot access Help from Virtual Machine Settings dialog box
You cannot access the Help system by clicking Help on the Virtual Machine Settings dialog box.
Workaround: Select Help > Help Topics (Windows host) or Help > Contents (Linux host) to access the help system and use the Search tab or Contents tab to find the help topic.
Resolved Issues

The following issues were resolved in VMware Workstation 11.1.

A Linux guest OS booted on EFI firmware sometimes failed to respond to the keyboard and mouse if any mouse motion occurred during a short window of time during OS boot. This issue has been resolved.
Outlook 2010 would occasionally crash when running in Unity mode. This issue has been resolved.
You could not compact or defragment a persistent disk. This issue has been resolved.
The UI sometimes crashed when a user copied and pasted a file between two Windows guests. This issue has been resolved.
Rendering corruption in UI elements in Fedora 20 guests with 3D enabled has been resolved.
When creating a new virtual machine with SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) 12, the Easy Install path was not available. This issue has been resolved.
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Titel: VMware Player 7.1.0 Build 2496824
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 18 Februar, 2015, 13:30
Changelog
This release of VMware Player includes bug fixes. It also enables a user to edit Memory and Processors settings for a restricted virtual machine without entering the restrictions password for the virtual machine.

Resolved Issues:

A Linux guest OS booted on EFI firmware sometimes failed to respond to the keyboard and mouse if any mouse motion occurred during a short window of time during OS boot. This issue has been resolved.
You could not compact or defragment a persistent disk. This issue has been resolved.
The UI sometimes crashed when a user copied and pasted a file between two Windows guests. This issue has been resolved.
Rendering corruption in UI elements in Fedora 20 guests with 3D enabled has been resolved.
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Titel: VMware Player 7.1.1 Build 2771112
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 10 Juni, 2015, 05:10
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Titel: VMware Workstation 11.1.1 Build 2771112
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 10 Juni, 2015, 05:40
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Titel: VMware Player 7.1.2 Build 2780323
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 16 Juni, 2015, 13:35
Changelog
The following issues were resolved in VMware Player 7.1.2:

Using audio conferencing software on a Windows 8 guest operating system caused a severe echo during both video and audio calls. When you used audio conferencing software on a Windows 8 guest, participants using the built in speaker, as opposed to headphones, received a severe echo during both video and audio calls. This issue is resolved.
Could not access Help from Virtual Machine Settings dialog box. You could not access the Help system by clicking Help on the Virtual Machine Settings dialog box. This issue is resolved.
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Titel: VMware Workstation 11.1.2 Build 2780323
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 16 Juni, 2015, 17:30
Changelog
Resolved Issues:

Two interface items on the Access Control screen used the same hot-key combination:

In a virtual machine, on the Access Control screen, VM > Settings > Options > Access Control, the Encrypt button and the Require the user to change the encryption password when this virtual machine is moved or copied check box both used the same hot-key combination. This issue is resolved. These two items now use different hot-key combinations.

Attempting to suspend a Windows virtual machine with the Sensor Diagnostic Tool running caused the virtual machine to become unresponsive:

When you attempted to suspend a Windows virtual machine while the Sensor Diagnostic Tool was running, the screen went black and provided no option to quit or power off the virtual machine.

Using audio conferencing software on a Windows 8 guest operating system caused a severe echo during both video and audio calls:

When you used audio conferencing software on a Windows 8 guest, participants using the built in speaker, as opposed to headphones, received a severe echo during both video and audio calls.

On the Windows 95 guest operating system, the mouse cursor jumped:

When you moved the mouse in a Windows 95 guest, the cursor sometimes jumped to the side. This issue is resolved. The cursor moves smoothly in a Windows 95 guest now.

Symbolic links created within a Windows guest operating system on a Linux host did not list files under subdirectories:

When you created a symbolic link, such as with the mklink command, from the local disk to a shared folder in a Windows guest on a Linux host, files and subdirectories were not listed under the shared folder. This is resolved in this release, but requires a workaround. For the symbolic link to work successfully, configure sharedFolderX.hostDefaultCase = "FALSE" in the .vmx file, where X is the number of the shared folder that is used for the target of the symbolic link command you use.

Workstation did not display Regions in the VMware vCloud Air Subscription node:

Workstation could not automatically detect the Fedora 21 ISO when creating a new Fedora 21 virtual machine. You had to manually select the Fedora 21 guest operating system.

Under specific conditions, when the alipaybsm.exe file was installed on the Workstation host, network service was disrupted:

The alipaybsm.exe file is associated with the Alipay security control software developed by Alipay.com. A network service disturbance could occur when this EXE file was installed on the Workstation host.
After connecting to vCloud Air from Workstation, no virtual machines were listed in the Workstation virtual machine library.

Using Easy Install for the Ubuntu 15.04 guest operating system with kernel 3.19.0-15-generic prevented you from enabling folder sharing:

When you used Easy Install to install the Ubuntu 15.04 guest with kernel 3.19.0-15-generic, Open VMware Tools (open-vm-tools), which are installed automatically and do not include the Shared Folder feature, prevented you from enabling folder sharing, even when you installed VMware Tools by selecting VM > Reinstall VMware Tools. This issue is resolved. Now, after you use Easy Install, you can install VMware Tools to enable folder sharing.

Reverting to a snapshot failed following a specific set of steps:

When you powered off a virtual machine, changed its virtual device node setting, and powered the machine back on, an attempt to then revert to a snapshot failed.

A Windows 10 guest operating system running idly caused Workstation to crash:

When you let a Windows 10 guest run idly for a couple of hours or more, Workstation sometimes crashed.
Using the Easy Install option to install the Ubuntu 14.04 or Ubuntu 15.04 guest operating system failed to install VMware Tools

Security Issues:

VMware Workstation 11.1.2 has been updated to OpenSSL library version openssl-1.0.1m. This OpenSSL library version addresses several OpenSSL security issues including CVE-2014-3571, CVE-2015-0206, CVE-2014-3569, CVE-2014-3572, CVE-2015-0204, CVE-2015-0205, CVE-2014-8275, and CVE-2014-3570.
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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 12.0.0 Build 2985596
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 25 August, 2015, 13:46
Changelog
Support of Windows 10:

Run Windows 10 as a virtual machine
Run Windows 10 as a host operating system

Other new operating systems support:

Ubuntu 15.04
Fedora 22
CentOS 7.1
RHEL 7.1
Oracle Linux 7.1
VMware Project Photon

Advanced graphics:

DirectX 10
OpenGL 3.3
Performance improvements for suspending and resuming encrypted virtual machines
Support for 4K monitors with high resolution UI
Support for multiple monitors with different DPI settings
Echo cancellation for voice and video calls with Microsoft Lync and Skype
Added USB 3.0 support to Windows 7 virtual machines (with the latest Intel USB driver)
Improved standard installer
Respect left-handed mouse setting on Windows host

The following features have reached end of life in Workstation 12 Player and have been removed:

Unity mode on Linux guest and host operating systems
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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 12.0.0 Build 2985596
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 25 August, 2015, 17:00
Changelog
Full support of Windows 10 - VMware Workstation Pro provides the following support for Windows 10:

Run Windows 10 as a virtual machine
Run Windows 10 as a host operating system
Windows 10 Auto Detect and Easy Install
Unity support for Windows 10
Migrate Windows 10 PC to a virtual machine

New guest operating systems support - support has been added for the following operating systems:

Ubuntu 15.04
Fedora 22
CentOS 7.1
RHEL 7.1
Oracle Linux 7.1
VMware Project Photon

Advanced graphics - support has been added for the following standards:

DirectX 10
OpenGL 3.3
Performance improvements for suspending and resuming encrypted virtual machines

Improved vCloud Air Integration (Workstation Pro on Windows only):

Power operation on remote virtual machines
Enhanced user experience
Support IPv6 NAT network
Tear away tabs - you can drag open tabs out of the Workstation Pro window into new or already existing Workstation Pro windows.
Automatically suspend virtual machines upon host shutdown
Support 4K monitors with high resolution UI
Support for multiple monitors with different DPI settings
Echo cancellation for voice and video calls with Microsoft Lync and Skype
Added USB 3.0 support to Windows 7 virtual machines (with the latest Intel USB driver)
Improved standard installer
Added NAT network configuration in Virtual Network Editor on Linux hosts
Respect left-handed mouse setting on Windows host

The following features have reached end of life in Workstation 12 Pro and have been removed:

Unity mode on Linux guest and host operating systems
Integrated Virtual Debugger Visual Studio
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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 12.0.1 Build 3160714
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 30 Oktober, 2015, 04:30
Changelog
The following issues were resolved in this version of VMware Workstation Pro:

When you use 64-bit VIX API to control virtual machines, the API breaks:

The 32-bit components of the VIX API are packaged in the 64-bit directory, which causes a break when you use 64-bit VIX API. This issue is resolved.
When you use Easy Install to install CentOS 7.0, the installation might stop at "WELCOME TO CENTOS 7" page. This issue is resolved.
When you use the Easy Install option with the Windows Server 2016 guest operating system, the virtual machine displays a black screen. This issue is resolved.
After installing VMware Tools version 10.0.0 on a FreeBSD 10.x virtual machine, the guest might not shut down properly when performed from the VMware Workstation Pro interface. When you install VMware Tools version 10.0.0 on a FreeBSD 10.x virtual machine, the VMware Tools service, vmtoolsd, might not launch. The VMware Tools service runs in the background and is responsible for a variety of operations. A symptom you might encounter is that the guest operating system does not shout down as intended when performed from the VMware Workstation Pro interface. For example, the first attempt to shutdown the guest from the interface might fail while the second attempt from the interface is converted into a virtual machine power off operation instead of a graceful shutdown. This issue is resolved.

Virtual machines fail to start on a host with an Intel Skylake processor:

A compatibility issue might prevent a virtual machine from starting on a host with an Intel Skylake processor when the Gather Debugging Information option in the virtual machine's advanced settings is set to Full. The error message displayed includes ASSERT vmcore/vmm/cpu/fpu.c:347. This issue is resolved.
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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 12.0.1 Build 3160714
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 30 Oktober, 2015, 19:00
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Virtual machines fail to start on a host with an Intel Skylake processor:

A compatibility issue might prevent a virtual machine from starting on a host with an Intel Skylake processor when the Gather Debugging Information option in the virtual machine's advanced settings is set to Full. The error message displayed includes ASSERT vmcore/vmm/cpu/fpu.c:347.
This issue is resolved.

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Titel: VMware ThinApp 5.2.0-3231342
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 20 November, 2015, 21:00
Changelog

What's New

Support for Windows 10

VMware ThinApp 5.2 supports the Windows 10 operating system.

Resolved Issues

The ThinApp 5.2 release resolves the following issues:

    Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 crashes at launch on 32-bit Windows 10 machines.
    Resolution: This issue is resolved in ThinApp 5.2.

    Runtime error is displayed at the launch of 64-bit ThinApped applications on 64-bit Windows 10 machines.
    Resolution: This issue is resolved in ThinApp 5.2.

    The ThinApped Setup Capture program fails on 64-bit Windows 10 machines.
    Resolution: This issue is resolved in ThinApp 5.2.

    All 64-bit ThinApped applications fail to launch on 64-bit Windows 10 machines.
    Resolution: This issue is resolved in ThinApp 5.2.

    All 32-bit ThinApped applications fail to launch on 64-bit Windows 10 machines.
    Resolution: This issue is resolved in ThinApp 5.2.

Known Issues

The following issues are known to occur in the ThinApp 5.2 release:

    Internet Explorer 11 fails to start on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 operating systems.
    Workaround: None.

    Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) is not supported on Windows XP x86 operating systems.
    Workaround: None.

    Internet Explorer 6.0 fails to open some specific URLs.
    Workaround: Add the following parameter in Package.ini build options:
    [BuildOptions]
    NotificationDLLs=T2embed.dll

    If Protected View is enabled in Microsoft Excel 2013, it will fail to open files from a network path.
    Workaround: Disable protected view from File > Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > Protected View > Enable Protected

View for files located in potentially unsafe locations.

    Microsoft Office 2010 and 2013 fail to launch when deployed to a system with Microsoft Office natively installed.
    Workaround: For more information, see KB article 2107369.

    Unable to launch Google Chrome from a network share.
    Workaround: Add SetVirtualModuleFileNameInPeb=1 to Package.ini and rebuild the package.

    Microsoft Visio 2010 help files are not displayed on 64-bit operating systems.
    Workaround: Apply the workaround in KB article 2091911.

    32-bit Internet Explorer 10 does not work on Windows 8.1 operating systems (32-bit and 64-bit).
    Workaround: None.

    ThinApp 5.2 does not support any 16-bit applications on Windows 8 machines.

    If you attempt to start two ThinApped instances of virtual Microsoft Word 2013 or Microsoft Power Point 2013, they will become unresponsive.
    Workaround: None.

    ThinApp fails to build packages on Windows 7 x86 English operating systems if you change the Outdir parameter in Package.ini and replace it with any of the following language characters:
        Simplified Chinese
        Traditional Chinese
        Japanese
        Korean
    Workaround: None.

    ThinApp cannot change registry key names on Windows 8 x86 operating systems.
    Workaround: None.

    When you start ThinApped AutoCAD on Windows 7 64-bit operating systems, the following error message is displayed:
    PresentationFontCache.exe - Application Error
    Workaround: None.

    Visual Studio 2010 displays the following error message:
    Invalid license data. Reinstall is required on launch.
    For more information, see KB article 2091953.
    Workaround: None.

    Unable to open web pages using ThinApped Internet Explorer 8 or later versions on Windows 10 machines.
    Workaround: Apply the workaround provided in KB article 2137873.

    When you mark a website as favorite in a ThinApped Internet Explorer browser, you cannot immediately view it in the Favorites Bar.
    Workaround: Add a ##Attributes.ini file in the %Common Favorites% folder in the Internet Explorer project. To this file, add the following entry and build the project.
    [Isolation]
    DirectoryIsolationMode=WriteCopy

    Fatal Application Exit error occurs when you launch ThinApped 64-bit Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 or Microsoft Word 2010 on a Windows 10 machine.
    Workaround: Add the ChildProcessEnvironmentException=msiexec.exe in Package.ini and build the project.

    COMDLG32.dll error appears when ThinApped applications are run from a network share.
    Workaround: Add ChildProcessEnvironmentException=msiexec.exe in Package.ini and build the project.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 12.1.0 Build 3272444
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 09 Dezember, 2015, 05:10
Changelog
RESOLVED ISSUES:

During the Easy Install process, VMware Workstation Pro misinterprets Windows 10 Version 1511 ISO images as Windows server 2012 R2 images. When creating a new virtual machine, if you select a Windows 10 version 1511 ISO file in the New Virtual Machine Wizard, the wizard says "Windows 10 detected. The operating system will use Easy Install". But in the next step, the "Version of Windows to install" dialog box only displays options for Windows Server 2012 R2. This issue is resolved.
The Microsoft Excel application responds to input with a one-second delay. When you run Microsoft Excel 2013 on a Windows 10 virtual machine, the application responds to your input with a one-second delay. This issue is resolved.
Resuming a virtual machine that was suspended with the vmware-kvm.exe command, causes the desktop of the virtual machine to freeze. When you start a virtual machine that was put into a suspended state with the vmware-kvm.exe command, the virtual machine starts successfully in the background. However, the desktop of the virtual machine does not respond to mouse or keyboard operations. This issue is resolved.
When you issue the vmrun command with the nogui option on VMware Workstation 12 Player, which is bundled with Workstation 12 Pro, the command fails. This issue is resolved.
On an OpenSuse 13.2 host, dragging a virtual machine to a folder in the virtual machine library fails. This issue is resolved.
A UAS device connected to a USB 3.0 port on a Windows 7 or later host might fail to successfully connect to the guest. When a UAS device is connected to a guest operating system and you turn the device off and back on, the device does not successfully reconnect to the guest. In Workstation Pro when you select VM > Removable Devices, the device is listed as connected to the guest, but the device does not appear in Windows Explorer within the guest. This issue is resolved.
A newly added network adapter uses an unintended network device type, potentially preventing the use of the network device. When you add a network adapter on the Customize Hardware screen in the New Virtual Machine Wizard, the extra network adapter does not use the same network device type as the existing network adapter. Instead it uses the Vlance network device type, which might prevent the guest operating system from using the network device. This issue is resolved.
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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 12.1.0 Build 3272444
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 09 Dezember, 2015, 06:10
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RESOLVED ISSUES:

During the Easy Install process, VMware Workstation Pro misinterprets Windows 10 Version 1511 ISO images as Windows server 2012 R2 images. When creating a new virtual machine, if you select a Windows 10 version 1511 ISO file in the New Virtual Machine Wizard, the wizard says "Windows 10 detected. The operating system will use Easy Install". But in the next step, the "Version of Windows to install" dialog box only displays options for Windows Server 2012 R2. This issue is resolved.
The Microsoft Excel application responds to input with a one-second delay. When you run Microsoft Excel 2013 on a Windows 10 virtual machine, the application responds to your input with a one-second delay. This issue is resolved.
When you issue the vmrun command with the nogui option on VMware Workstation 12 Player, the command fails. This issue is resolved.
A UAS device connected to a USB 3.0 port on a Windows 7 or later host might fail to successfully connect to the guest. When a UAS device is connected to a guest operating system and you turn the device off and back on, the device does not successfully reconnect to the guest. In Workstation Pro when you select VM > Removable Devices, the device is listed as connected to the guest, but the device does not appear in Windows Explorer within the guest. This issue is resolved.
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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 12.1.1 Build 3770994
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 22 April, 2016, 17:40
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Resolved issues:

Running graphic software with MSAA enabled causes VMware Workstation Player to crash:

In a Windows virtual machine, running graphic software, such as a Realtime Landscape Architect program, or a graphic game, such as Civilization 4, with Multisample anti-aliasing (MSAA) enabled causes VMware Workstation Player to crash. This issue is resolved.

DNS names are not resolved in a Windows virtual machine running on an Ubuntu 16.04 host:

When you select a Network Address Translation (NAT) network for a Windows virtual machine running on an Ubuntu 16.04 host, Domain Name System (DNS) names are not properly resolved. This issue is resolved.

Enabling port forwarding breaks NAT:

When you enable port forwarding, network address translation (NAT) breaks. This issue is resolved.

Attempting to format a USB flash drive in a Windows guest with a USB 3.0 controller fails with an error:

When you connect a flash drive to a guest operating system and try to format the drive using a built-in Windows utility, the flash drive fails with the error Windows was unable to complete the format. This issue is resolved.

When using an Android Debug Bridge (ADB) daemon in an Ubuntu or Debian guest, the VMware Workstation Player window becomes unresponsive over time:

Starting an ADB daemon in an Ubuntu or Debian guest operating system causes a memory leak, which in turn causes the VMware Workstation window to become less responsive over time. This issue is resolved.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 12.1.1 Build 3770994
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 22 April, 2016, 20:00
Changelog

Resolved Issues:

Running graphic software with MSAA enabled causes VMware Workstation Pro to crash:

In a Windows virtual machine, running graphic software, such as a Realtime Landscape Architect program, or a graphic game, such as Civilization 4, with Multisample anti-aliasing (MSAA) enabled causes VMware Workstation Pro to crash. This issue is resolved.

DNS names are not resolved in a Windows virtual machine running on an Ubuntu 16.04 host:

When you select a Network Address Translation (NAT) network for a Windows virtual machine running on an Ubuntu 16.04 host, Domain Name System (DNS) names are not properly resolved. This issue is resolved.

Enabling port forwarding breaks NAT:

When you enable port forwarding, network address translation (NAT) breaks. This issue is resolved.

When the VMware Workstation menu item Show Enabled Hints is not enabled, you cannot disable usage hints for the vmware-kvm.exe utility:

When the VMware Workstation menu item Help > Hints > Show Enabled Hints is not selected, deselecting the "Show usage hint on startup" option in the VMware KVM Preferences dialog box does not take effect. This issue is resolved.

Attempting to format a USB flash drive in a Windows guest with a USB 3.0 controller fails with an error:

When you connect a flash drive to a guest operating system and try to format the drive using a built-in Windows utility, the flash drive fails with the error Windows was unable to complete the format. This issue is resolved.

When using an Android Debug Bridge (ADB) daemon in an Ubuntu or Debian guest, the VMware Workstation Pro window becomes unresponsive over time:

Starting an ADB daemon in an Ubuntu or Debian guest operating system causes a memory leak, which in turn causes the VMware Workstation window to become less responsive over time. This issue is resolved.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 12.5.0 Build 4352439
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 14 September, 2016, 10:00
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This release of VMware Workstation Player is a free upgrade for all VMware Workstation 12 Player users, it adds support for the following operating systems:

Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Windows Server 2016

Resolved Issues:

USB Ethernet adapter fails to connect to the VM:
You cannot connect specific USB Ethernet adapter to a running VM. This issue is resolved.
VMware Workstation Player throws Runtime Error when you disconnect Surface Camera from a VM:
On Surface Pro, you connect the Camera to the VM and it works correctly. When you disconnect the Camera from the VM, VMware Workstation Player throws Runtime error messages and stops working. This issue is resolved.

You experience incorrect resolution in Workstation Player:

Sometimes the guest OS resolution is incorrect when it changes from small to large in Workstation Player. This issue is resolved.

VMware Workstation Player cannot boot virtual machines on a 64-bit Braswell N3150 processor:

VMware Workstation Player cannot boot virtual machines on a 64-bit Braswell N3150 processor and the following error occurs: MONITOR PANIC: vcpu-0:VERIFY vmcore/vmm/main/cpuid.c:376 bugNr=1036521. This issue is resolved.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 12.5.0 Build 4352439
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 14 September, 2016, 13:30
Changelog

VMware Workstation 12 Pro version 12.5 is a free upgrade for all VMware Workstation 12 Pro users, it adds support for the following operating systems

Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Windows Server 2016
Resolved Issues:

The VM reverts back to a snapshot when suspending:

If you configure Revert to snapshot when a VM is powered off from Options-> Snapshots, the VM actually reverts to a snapshot when suspended. This issue is resolved.

On Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview host, help links do not appear:

With the latest Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview, this issue no longer exists. This issue is resolved.

Unable to install VMware Tools in FreeBSD 10.3 guest OS:

Due to changes in the FreeBSD system-bundled Perl, you cannot install VMware Tools in a FreeBSD 10.3 guest OS and you get a vmware-install.real.pl: not found error when executing the ./vmware-install.pl script. This issue is resolved.

USB autoconnect VMX entry is getting removed when the USB device is disconnected from the VM:

The issue occurs after you add a VMX entry to autoconnect the USB device to a VM by using VID and PID. This entry is getting removed when you disconnect the USB device from VM through VM > Removable device > Disconnect. This issue is resolved.
Workstation fails to launch on RHEL 6.8 host with kernel 2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64:

On RHEL 6.8 host with kernel 2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64, Workstation fails to launch due to vmnet driver compilation error. This issue is resolved.

Wireless adapter cannot connect after Workstation is installed:

Beginning with Windows 8, Microsoft implement a security policy (GPO) that prevents non-domain and domain simultaneous connections. When this GPO is enabled and Workstation is installed, Windows considers the virtual adapters that Workstation creates as physical connections. Therefore, the wireless connection cannot be established because Windows prefers the wired connection (virtual adapter) to wifi connections. This issue is resolved.

Workstation menu View->Fit Guest Now does not work for Windows Vista guest with VMware Tools installed:

When you power on a Windows Vista guest with latest VMware Tools installed, and click Workstation menu View->Fit Guest Now, the guest screen does not change. This issue is resolved.

Sometimes canceling Workstation installation deletes all the contents in the destination folder:

When installing Workstation to a customized folder path, canceling the installation deletes all the contents in the destination folder. This issue is resolved.

You hit a VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (svga) when running 3D application in the guest:

If your Windows host has an NVDIA GPU, you might hit the VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (svga) when running a 3D application in the guest. This issue is resolved.

VMware Workstation Pro cannot boot virtual machine on a 64-bit Braswell N3150 processor:

VMware Workstation Pro cannot boot virtual machine on a 64-bit Braswell N3150 processor and the following error appears: MONITOR PANIC: vcpu-0:VERIFY vmcore/vmm/main/cpuid.c:376 bugNr=1036521. This issue is resolved.

The amount of memory used by the guest OS cannot be limited:

The guest OS uses the full amount of memory allocated to the virtual machine even if you try to limit the amount of memory used by the guest OS through the BCDEdit 'truncatememory' option. This issue is resolved.

USB Ethernet adapter fails to connect to the VM:

You cannot connect specific USB Ethernet adapter to a running VM. This issue is resolved.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 12.5.1 Build 4542065
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 28 Oktober, 2016, 19:30
Changelog

This release of VMware Workstation Player is a free upgrade for all VMware Workstation 12 Player users, it contains bug fixes, security updates and performance improvements.

Known Issues:

Virtual machines running Linux kernel version 4.7 or above may crash or hang on hosts with Intel CPUs:

Virtual Machines running Linux kernel version 4.7 or above may crash during installation or during power-on with a crash in the intel_powerclamp driver. This issue has been reported with Ubuntu 16.10, but it is a generic Linux kernel issue.
Workaround: VMware is working with the OS vendors to have them fix their respective kernels. Until a fix is available, you can blacklist the intel_powerclamp driver so that the buggy code doesn't get loaded.

To blacklist the driver:

Add the kernel command-line option modprobe.blacklist=intel_powerclamp to the guest OS's default grub configuration or add it directly at the grub menu during boot.

Some driver files are not deleted after uninstalling VMware Workstation Player from a Windows host operating system:

After VMware Workstation Player is uninstalled, the following driver-related files remain on the Windows host operating system:

In C:WindowsSystem32drivers:

hcmon.sys
vmci.sys
vmx86.sys
vmkbd.sys in case Enhanced Keyboard Driver was installed.
Workaround: Navigate to C:WindowsSystem32drivers and delete hcmon.sys, vmci.sys, vmx86.sys, and vmkbd.sys.

Resolved Issues:

VMware VIX API files installed to the incorrect location:

When you install the VMware VIX API files, some files install to C:, even when you select the default install path of C:Program Files (x86)VMwareVMware VIX. This issue is resolved.

vmrun commands fail on RHEL 6.8 and CentOS 6.8 hosts:

Trying to execute vmrun commands on a RHEL 6.8 or CentOS 6.8 host machine, results in errors. This issue is resolved.

Some driver files are not deleted after uninstalling VMware Workstation Player from a Windows host operating system:

After VMware Workstation Player is uninstalled, the following driver-related files remain on the Windows host operating system:

In C:Program FilesCommon FilesVMwareDriversvmcidevice:

vmciver.dll. This issue is resolved.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 12.5.1 Build 4542065
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 28 Oktober, 2016, 21:00
Changelog

VMware Workstation 12 Pro version 12.5.1 is a free upgrade for all VMware Workstation 12 Pro users. It contains bug fixes, security updates and performance improvements.

Known Issues:

Using multiple monitors does not work on Ubuntu 16.10 virtual machines:

When using multiple monitors with an Ubuntu 16.10 virtual machine, you may see a black screen or all the displays on one monitor. This issue can occur when you cycle through three or more monitors. The issue can occur when you are using VMware Tools or open-vm-tools.
Workaround: Reboot the virtual machine and cycle through the monitors again.

Virtual machines running Linux kernel version 4.7 or above may crash or hang on hosts with Intel CPUs:

Virtual Machines running Linux kernel version 4.7 or above may crash during installation or during power-on with a crash in the intel_powerclamp driver. This issue has been reported with Ubuntu 16.10, but it is a generic Linux kernel issue.
Workaround: VMware is working with the OS vendors to have them fix their respective kernels. Until a fix is available, you can blacklist the intel_powerclamp driver so that the buggy code doesn't get loaded.
To blacklist the driver: Add the kernel command-line option modprobe.blacklist=intel_powerclamp to the guest OS's default grub configuration or add it directly at the grub menu during boot.

VMware Tools service is not started in Ubuntu 16.10 guest:

After installing VMware Tools in an Ubuntu 16.10 guest, the VMware Tools service is not started. As a result, functionality provided by the VMware Tools service, for example, shared folders, is not available.
Workaround: In the guest operating system, manually start the VMware Tools service. Log in to the guest machine and enter the following command: sudo systemctl start vmware-tools.service.
Some driver files are not deleted after uninstalling VMware Workstation from a Windows host operating system

After VMware Workstation is uninstalled, the following driver-related files remain on the Windows host operating system:

In C:WindowsSystem32drivers:

hcmon.sys
vmci.sys
vmx86.sys
vmkbd.sys in case Enhanced Keyboard Driver was installed.
Workaround: Navigate to C:WindowsSystem32drivers and delete hcmon.sys, vmci.sys, vmx86.sys, and vmkbd.sys.

Resolved Issues:

Bridged networking not working:

If you delete VMnet8 and VMnet1 in the Virtual Network Editor, then bridged networking is no longer available after the host is restarted. This issue could appear after upgrading to Workstation 12.5. This issue is resolved.

vmrun commands fail on RHEL 6.8 and CentOS 6.8 hosts:

Trying to execute vmrun commands on a RHEL 6.8 or CentOS 6.8 host machine, results in errors. This issue is resolved.

hostd server does not start on RHEL 6.8 host:

If you install Workstation 12.5 on a RHEL 6.8 host machine, vmware-hostd cannot start. As a result, shared virtual machines are not available. This issue is resolved.

A virtual machine using EFI firmware sometimes crashes when it is powering on:

When powering on a virtual machine that uses EFI firmware instead of BIOS, the virtual machine sometimes crashes witha 0xc0000374 (Heap Corruption) exception. This issue is resolved.
Some driver files are not deleted after uninstalling VMware Workstation from a Windows host operating system

After VMware Workstation is uninstalled, the following driver-related files remain on the Windows host operating system:

In C:Program FilesCommon FilesVMwareDriversvmcidevice:

vmciver.dll. This issue is resolved.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 12.5.2 Build 4638234
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 14 November, 2016, 13:44
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Addresses an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability related to the drag-and-drop feature. This may allow a guest to execute code on the operating system that runs VMware Workstation Player.

VMware VIX API files installed to the incorrect location:

When you install the VMware VIX API files, some files install to C:, even when you select the default install path of C:Program Files (x86)VMwareVMware VIX. This issue is resolved.

Some driver files are not deleted after uninstalling VMware Workstation Player from a Windows host operating system:

After VMware Workstation Player is uninstalled, the following driver-related files remain on the Windows host operating system: In C:Program FilesCommon FilesVMwareDriversvmcidevice: vmciver.dll. This issue is resolved.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 12.5.2 Build 4638234
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 14 November, 2016, 14:00
Changelog

Addresses an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability related to the drag-and-drop feature. This may allow a guest to execute code on the operating system that runs VMware Workstation 12 Pro.

Bridged networking not working:

If you delete VMnet8 and VMnet1 in the Virtual Network Editor, then bridged networking is no longer available after the host is restarted. This issue could appear after upgrading to Workstation 12.5. This issue is resolved.

A virtual machine using EFI firmware sometimes crashes when it is powering on:

When powering on a virtual machine that uses EFI firmware instead of BIOS, the virtual machine sometimes crashes witha 0xc0000374 (Heap Corruption) exception. This issue is resolved.

Some driver files are not deleted after uninstalling VMware Workstation from a Windows host operating system:

After VMware Workstation is uninstalled, the following driver-related files remain on the Windows host operating system: In C:Program FilesCommon FilesVMwareDriversvmcidevice: vmciver.dll. This issue is resolved.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 12.5.3 Build 5115892
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 10 März, 2017, 13:20
Changelog

VMware Workstation 12 Player version 12.5.3 is a free upgrade for all VMware Workstation 12 Player users. It contains bug fixes, security updates, and performance improvements.

Resolved Issues:

When you use a USB device that does not follow USB specifications in a virtual machine in USB passthrough mode, the guest becomes unusable. When you attempt to pass through a USB device that does not follow USB specifications, such as the Broadcom 5880 smart card reader, to a Windows 7 or Windows 10 guest operating system, the device causes the guest CPU usage to increase to the maximum level, making the guest unusable.
Occasionally, Workstation Player crashes when you unplug a USB device after safely removing the device from the virtual machine. When you connect a USB device to a virtual machine, read from and write to the device, safely eject the device from the guest operating system, and unplug the device from the physical port, Workstation Player might crash.
When you connect a USB device to a virtual machine, read from and write to the device, safely eject the device from the guest operating system, and unplug the device from the physical port, Workstation Player might crash.
ThinPrint technology does not work in a Windows XP guest operating system with VMware Tools 10.0.10. When users use a Windows XP guest with VMware Tools 10.0.10, they cannot see host printers that are mapped to the guest with ThinPrint technology. This issue is resolved with VMware Tools 10.0.12 when you perform a clean installation. Upgrading from VMware Tools 10.0.10 to 10.0.12 does not resolve the issue.
Connecting an Active Braille device to the virtual machines fails
When Workstation Pro users select VM > Removable Devices to connect an Active Braille device to the virtual machine, the attempt fails and a "driver error" message appears in the message log. Also, the guest operating system shows no record of the device.
Connecting an Active Braille device to the virtual machines fails. When Workstation Pro users select VM > Removable Devices to connect an Active Braille device to the virtual machine, the attempt fails and a "driver error" message appears in the message log. Also, the guest operating system shows no record of the device.
After users execute Active FTP in the guest operating system, the vmnat.exe process continues to use a TCP port of the host. The vmnat.exe process consumes a new TCP port on the host when users execute Active FTP on the guest. The process does not release the TCP port even when the FTP session is closed.
You cannot connect a parallel port to a virtual machine. When you attempt to map a parallel port to a physical parallel port, you cannot use the parallel port in the virtual machine. The connecting parallel port listed when you select VM > Settings triggers the following error: Cannot open VMparport drivr for LPT1: the system cannot find the file specified.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 12.5.3 Build 5115892
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 10 März, 2017, 13:50
Changelog

VMware Workstation 12 Pro version 12.5.3 is a free upgrade for all VMware Workstation 12 Pro users. It contains bug fixes, security updates, and performance improvements.

Workstation Pro fails to launch on a Linux platform that uses kernel 4.9.0:

When trying to launch the Workstation Pro on a Linux platform with kernel 4.9.0, the Virtual Machine Monitor (vmmon) and Virtual Network Device (vmnet) modules fail to build and a dialog box displays the following error: Unable to start services.

Occasionally, the Workstation Pro user interface crashes in Workstation 12 Pro version 12.5 and displays an error:

The Workstation Pro user interface crashes and issues the following error: VMWare Workstation unrecoverable error: (vmui) Exception 0xc000005 (access violation) has occurred

When you use a USB device that does not follow USB specifications in a virtual machine in USB passthrough mode, the guest becomes unusable:

When you attempt to pass through a USB device that does not follow USB specifications, such as the Broadcom 5880 smart card reader, to a Windows 7 or Windows 10 guest operating system, the device causes the guest CPU usage to increase to the maximum level, making the guest unusable.

You cannot connect a parallel port to a virtual machine:

When you attempt to map a parallel port to a physical parallel port, you cannot use the parallel port in the virtual machine. The connecting parallel port listed when you select VM > Settings triggers the following error:

Cannot open VMparport drivr for LPT1: the system cannot find the file specified.....

Connecting an Active Braille device to the virtual machines fails:

When Workstation Pro users select VM > Removable Devices to connect an Active Braille device to the virtual machine, the attempt fails and a "driver error" message appears in the message log. Also, the guest operating system shows no record of the device.

After users execute Active FTP in the guest operating system, the vmnat.exe process continues to use a TCP port of the host:

The vmnat.exe process consumes a new TCP port on the host when users execute Active FTP on the guest. The process does not release the TCP port even when the FTP session is closed.
ThinPrint technology does not work in a Windows XP guest operating system with VMware Tools 10.0.10:
When users use a Windows XP guest with VMware Tools 10.0.10, they cannot see host printers that are mapped to the guest with ThinPrint technology.
This issue is resolved with VMware Tools 10.0.12 when you perform a clean installation. Upgrading from VMware Tools 10.0.10 to 10.0.12 does not resolve the issue.

VMware Tools service is not started in Ubuntu 16.10 guest:

After installing VMware Tools in an Ubuntu 16.10 guest, the VMware Tools service is not started. As a result, functionality provided by the VMware Tools service, for example, shared folders, is not available.

You cannot use shared folders in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 virtual machine:

After enabling and adding a shared folder to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 virtual machine, none of the added shared folders are available in the /mnt/hgfs directory in the virtual machine.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 12.5.4 Build 5192485
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 14 März, 2017, 13:52
Zitat
This release of VMware Workstation Player addresses an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability related to the drag-and-drop feature. This vulnerability might allow a guest to execute code on the operating system that runs VMware Workstation Player. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project assigned the identifier CVE-2017-4901 to this issue.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 12.5.4 Build 5192485
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 14 März, 2017, 13:53
Zitat
This release of VMware Workstation 12 Pro addresses an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability related to the drag-and-drop feature. This vulnerability might allow a guest to execute code on the operating system that runs VMware Workstation 12 Pro. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project assigned the identifier CVE-2017-4901 to this issue.

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Titel: VMware Player 12.5.5
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 28 März, 2017, 19:30
Changelog

What's New

This release of VMware Workstation Player is a free upgrade for all VMware Workstation 12 Player users. It contains bug fixes and security updates.

Important Fixes

This release of VMware Workstation Player addresses the following issues:

    VMware Workstation Player has a heap buffer overflow and uninitialized stack memory usage in SVGA. These issues might allow a guest virtual machine to execute code on the host.
    The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifiers CVE-2017-4902 (heap issue) and CVE-2017-4903 (stack issue) to these issues.
    The VMware Workstation Player XHCI driver has uninitialized memory usage. This issue might allow a guest virtual machine to execute code on the host.
    The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2017-4904 to this issue.
    VMware Workstation Player has uninitialized memory usage. This issue might lead to an information leak.
    The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2017-4905 to this issue.

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Titel: VMware Workstation 12.5.5 Build 5234757
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 28 März, 2017, 20:00
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What's New

This release of VMware Workstation Pro is a free upgrade for all VMware Workstation 12 Pro users. It contains bug fixes and security updates.

Important Fixes

This release of VMware Workstation Pro addresses the following issues:

    VMware Workstation Pro has a heap buffer overflow and uninitialized stack memory usage in SVGA. These issues might allow a guest virtual machine to execute code on the host.
    The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifiers CVE-2017-4902 (heap issue) and CVE-2017-4903 (stack issue) to these issues.
    The VMware Workstation Pro XHCI driver has uninitialized memory usage. This issue might allow a guest virtual machine to execute code on the host.
    The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2017-4904 to this issue.
    VMware Workstation Pro has uninitialized memory usage. This issue might lead to an information leak.
    The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2017-4905 to this issue.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 12.5.6 Build 5528349
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 19 Mai, 2017, 09:05
Changelog

This release of VMware Workstation Pro is a free upgrade for all VMware Workstation 12 Pro users. This release includes the following highlights:

Day 0 support of the Windows 10 Creators Update (version 1703). End users can create virtual machines with the Windows 10 Creators Update or by installing VMware Workstation 12 Pro on a Windows 10 Creators Update operating system.
Bug fixes and security updates.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 12.5.6 Build 5528349
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 19 Mai, 2017, 13:28
Changelog

This release of VMware Workstation Pro is a free upgrade for all VMware Workstation 12 Pro users. This release includes the following highlights:

Day 0 support of the Windows 10 Creators Update (version 1703). End users can create virtual machines with the Windows 10 Creators Update or by installing VMware Workstation 12 Pro on a Windows 10 Creators Update operating system.
Bug fixes and security updates.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player / Workstation Pro 12.5.7 Build 5813279
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 23 Juni, 2017, 13:17
Zitat
This release of VMware Workstation is a free upgrade for all VMware Workstation 12 users. This release includes some bug fixes and security updates.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 2017 Build 6056110 Tech Preview
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 23 Juli, 2017, 19:00
Changelog

New OS Support and Platform Features:

Windows 10 Creator Updates Support. This latest member of Windows 10 family is now supported by VMware Workstation Tech Preview 2017, as both host and guest.
Other New OS Support. Workstation Tech Preview 2017 adds support of a variety of new operating systems including Ubuntu 17.04 and Fedora 26. If you are running these latest operating systems, we would like to hear your feedback on how they perform with this Tech Preview release. If you are using other OSes in Workstation Tech Preview 2017, we would also like to learn your feedback.
Guest VBS Support – Security is one of the most critical aspects for information technology and there is no difference in virtualization. With the new platform, we are excited to invite you to try VBS (Virtualization Based Security) within Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 running as guest operating systems in VMware Workstation Tech Preview 2017. Guest VBS Support is still under actively development and we would like to hear your feedback such as user experience and performance.
UEFI Secure Boot – One of the more interesting features of vSphere 6.5 is the adoption of Secure Boot for ESXi. We are happy to announce this great security feature is also adopted by VMware Workstation Tech Preview 2017!
Virtual NVMe support – NVMe is becoming increasingly important in the storage market. With the new virtual hardware platform, VMware Workstation Tech Preview 2017 is able to take advantage of the NVMe (NVM Express) controller which is also supported in ESXi 6.5.

Networking Features:

Rename Virtual Networks – Many users would like to customize the name of virtual network adapters, especially for powered users who may have several of them in building a virtualization lab. With VMware Workstation Tech Preview 2017, you can rename networks in the Virtual Network Editor. This feature currently is only available for Windows host operating systems. Try it and let us know how it works.
Network Latency Simulation – Testing software and applications with Workstation Pro is very popular because of its convenience and cost-efficiency. Now with the new Network Latency Simulation feature, along with the existing network speed and packet loss simulator, you can easily simulate a specific network environment using VMware Workstation Tech Preview 2017. Simply enable this feature by checking the new options in Network Adapter Advanced Settings.
IP Address Display on VM Console – You don’t have to log into your VM to check the IP and MAC addresses. With VMware Workstation Tech Preview 2017, these information is directly displayed on your VM console. The latest VMware Tools is needed to enable this feature.

Improved vSphere Integration:

vSphere/ESXi Host Power Operation – Many users connect to vSphere ESXi and vCenter with VMware Workstation to remotely manage virtual machines. Now you can also perform power operations to ESXi hosts, including Enter/Exit maintenance mode, restart and shutdown, and directly from VMware Workstation Tech Preview 2017.
Import VCSA – VMware Workstation is the best solution to run and learn VMware datacenter products on a local machine. With improved OVF/OVA support, you can import VCSA (VMware vCenter Server Appliance) to VMware Workstation Tech Preview 2017 much easier than before.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 14.0.0 Build 6661328
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 27 September, 2017, 09:11
Changelog

Workstation 14 Pro builds from the newest vSphere Virtual Hardware Platform, now at version 14, and with it delivers new features such as support for:

Microsoft Device Guard and Credential Guard “Virtualization Based Security” feature support for Windows 10 Guests (Guests only at this time)
A new Virtual NVMe device for faster disk access on SSD storage and a requirement for vSAN testing
UEFI Secure Boot, required for VBS and supported with ESXi 6.5 Virtual Guests.

A new Virtual Trusted Platform Module which is used to manage keys for guest encryption services such as BitLocker.

Support for the latest Intel Kabylake and AMD Ryzen CPUs

Workstation Pro: The Master of Local Desktop Virtualization:

Workstation 14 Pro adds upon this with new Virtual Network Simulation features. We’ve had Network Packet Loss and Bandwidth before, but we have now added Network Latency to the mix, configurable for both Incoming and Outgoing traffic for each virtual network adapter. This feature makes it easy to test the resiliency of your applications under harsh network conditions.
Workstation 14 Pro also allows users to stay organized with custom network renaming.
We’ve of course also added support for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, known also as build 1709 or ‘Redstone 3’, which includes Windows Server 2016, as both Host and Guest. On the Linux side we have added support for Ubuntu 17.04 LTS, and Fedora 26 as both Host and Guest.

Seamless vCenter Deploy:

For users looking to test the vCenter Server Appliance, Workstation Pro now provides a guided wizard to make the deployment effortless.

New Remote Controls:

When connected to vSphere, users can now control Power operations for ESXi hosts. Power them off, Reboot them or bring them in or out of Maintenance mode right from Workstation Pro.

The Essential Virtualization Tool:

All this and numerous bug fixes, small enhancements, and performance gains leveraging newer CPU hardware features for virtualization are what continue to make Workstation Pro the essential tool for IT professionals, and Workstation Player the ideal solution for secure virtual desktops.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 14.0.0 Build 6661328
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 27 September, 2017, 09:15
Changelog

Workstation 14 Pro builds from the newest vSphere Virtual Hardware Platform, now at version 14, and with it delivers new features such as support for:

Microsoft Device Guard and Credential Guard “Virtualization Based Security” feature support for Windows 10 Guests (Guests only at this time)
A new Virtual NVMe device for faster disk access on SSD storage and a requirement for vSAN testing
UEFI Secure Boot, required for VBS and supported with ESXi 6.5 Virtual Guests.

A new Virtual Trusted Platform Module which is used to manage keys for guest encryption services such as BitLocker.

Support for the latest Intel Kabylake and AMD Ryzen CPUs

Workstation Pro: The Master of Local Desktop Virtualization:

Workstation 14 Pro adds upon this with new Virtual Network Simulation features. We’ve had Network Packet Loss and Bandwidth before, but we have now added Network Latency to the mix, configurable for both Incoming and Outgoing traffic for each virtual network adapter. This feature makes it easy to test the resiliency of your applications under harsh network conditions.
Workstation 14 Pro also allows users to stay organized with custom network renaming.
We’ve of course also added support for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, known also as build 1709 or ‘Redstone 3’, which includes Windows Server 2016, as both Host and Guest. On the Linux side we have added support for Ubuntu 17.04 LTS, and Fedora 26 as both Host and Guest.

Seamless vCenter Deploy:

For users looking to test the vCenter Server Appliance, Workstation Pro now provides a guided wizard to make the deployment effortless.

New Remote Controls:

When connected to vSphere, users can now control Power operations for ESXi hosts. Power them off, Reboot them or bring them in or out of Maintenance mode right from Workstation Pro.

The Essential Virtualization Tool:

All this and numerous bug fixes, small enhancements, and performance gains leveraging newer CPU hardware features for virtualization are what continue to make Workstation Pro the essential tool for IT professionals, and Workstation Player the ideal solution for secure virtual desktops.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 14.1.1 Build 7528167
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 10 Januar, 2018, 13:30
Release Notes

This update of VMware Workstation Player exposes hardware support for branch target injection mitigation to VMware guests. This hardware is used by some guest operating systems to mitigate CVE-2018-5715 (also called by the name "Spectre").

For a guest operating system to use hardware support for branch target injection mitigation, the following steps must be taken:

Install this update of VMware Workstation Player
Ensure that your VM is using Hardware Version 9 or higher. For best performance, Hardware Version 11 or higher is recommended.
Update your guest operating system with fixes for CVE-2018-5715 (consult the operating system vendor for these updates).
Update the host firmware (or CPU microcode, if host firmware cannot be updated).

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 14.1.1 Build 7528167
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 10 Januar, 2018, 13:50
Release Notes

This update of VMware Workstation Player exposes hardware support for branch target injection mitigation to VMware guests. This hardware is used by some guest operating systems to mitigate CVE-2018-5715 (also called by the name "Spectre").

For a guest operating system to use hardware support for branch target injection mitigation, the following steps must be taken:

Install this update of VMware Workstation Player
Ensure that your VM is using Hardware Version 9 or higher. For best performance, Hardware Version 11 or higher is recommended.
Update your guest operating system with fixes for CVE-2018-5715 (consult the operating system vendor for these updates).
Update the host firmware (or CPU microcode, if host firmware cannot be updated).

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 14.1.2 Build 8497320
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 22 Mai, 2018, 09:09
Whats new:>>

Windows 10 2018 Spring Creators Update (Version 1803) as host and guest
Ubuntu 18.04 support as host and guest
VMware Workstation 14 Player Version 14.1.2 also contains bug fixes, security updates and performance improvements.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 14.1.2 Build 8497320
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 22 Mai, 2018, 09:11
Whats new:>>

Windows 10 2018 Spring Creators Update (Version 1803) as host and guest
Ubuntu 18.04 support as host and guest
VMware Workstation Pro 14.1.2 also contains bug fixes and security updates.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 14.1.3 Build 9474260
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 15 August, 2018, 10:30
Whats new:>>

Security

Updated VMware Workstation 14 Player Version 14.1.3 to use OpenSSL library version openssl-1.0.2o.
Addressed critical security issues as outlined in KB 55636

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Titel: VMware Workstation 14.1.3 Build 9474260
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 15 August, 2018, 11:31
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Security

Updated VMware Workstation 14 Pro Version 14.1.3 to use OpenSSL library version openssl-1.0.2o.
Addressed critical security issues as outlined in KB 55636

Resolved Issues

When you upgrade to Workstation 14.x Pro, the virtual machine console might display a black screen
After you upgrade Workstation 12.x Pro to Workstation 14.x Pro and power on a virtual machine, the virtual machine console might display a black screen.

Workaround: This issue is resolved.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 15.0
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 25 September, 2018, 13:50
Changelog

The following support is new in Workstation 15 Player:

    Windows 10 1803
    Ubuntu 18.04
    Fedora 28
    RHEL 7.5
    CentOS 7.5
    Debian 9.5
    OpenSuse Leap 15.0
    FreeBSD 11.2
    ESXi 6.7

DirectX 10.1

    DirectX 10.1 is an incremental update over DirectX 10.0. It provides higher visual quality through the support of multi-sample anti-aliasing (MSAA). DirectX 10.1 also supports Shader Model 4.1 and Cubemap Array.

Hardware version 16

    DirectX 10.1 support
    Graphics memory up to 3GB

REST API

You can use Workstation RESTful API to automate common virtual machine tasks using standard JSON over HTTP or HTTPS. The following virtual machine operations are supported:

    Virtual machine inventory management
    Virtual machine power management
    Networking management

VCSA 6.7 support

    With Workstation 15 Player, you can import and run VCSA 6.7 (vCenter Server Appliance) in VMware Workstation 15 Player.

USB Auto connect to virtual machine

    USB devices can automatically connect to a powered on virtual machine when you configure Workstation 15 Pro to remember the connection rule.
    This is a Windows host only feature.

High DPI support

    High DPI related features require that the operating system of the host and virtual machine be Windows 10 version 1703 or later.
    Host level high DPI support - The Workstation interface auto detects the host level DPI change and auto adjusts the layout to meet the new DPI.
    Guest DPI synch with host - When there is a DPI change on the host side, the guest operating system adjusts its DPI to match the host DPI. VMware Tools 10.3.2 is required for this feature.

Known Issues

    Unable to open a virtual machine on a VMware Workstation Player for Linux host
    On a Linux host, when the setting that records file and application usage is disabled, opening a virtual machine with VMware Workstation Player does not succeed.
    For example, on Ubuntu 18.04, the setting is Settings > Privacy > Usage & History. For an older version of Ubuntu, such as 16.04, the setting is System Settings > Security & Privacy > File and Applications.
    Workaround: Enable the setting that records file and application usage.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 15.0
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 25 September, 2018, 16:30
Changelog

New Guest operating systems support in VMware Workstation Pro 15.0:

    Windows 10 1803
    Ubuntu 18.04
    Fedora 28
    RHEL 7.5
    CentOS 7.5
    Debian 9.5
    OpenSuse Leap 15.0
    FreeBSD 11.2
    ESXi 6.7

DirectX 10.1

    DirectX 10.1 is an incremental update over DirectX 10.0. It provides higher visual quality through the support of multi-sample anti-aliasing (MSAA). DirectX 10.1 also supports Shader Model 4.1 and Cubemap Array.

Hardware version 16

    DirectX 10.1 support
    Graphics memory up to 3GB

REST API - You can use Workstation RESTful API to automate common virtual machine tasks using standard JSON over HTTP or HTTPS. The following virtual machine operations are supported:

    Virtual machine inventory management
    Virtual machine power management
    Virtual machine clone
    Networking management

High DPI support - High DPI related features require that the operating system of the host and virtual machine be Windows 10 version 1703 or later.

    Host level high DPI support - The Workstation interface auto detects the host level DPI change and auto adjusts the layout to meet the new DPI.
    Guest DPI synch with host - When there is a DPI change on the host side, the guest operating system adjusts its DPI to match the host DPI. VMware Tools 10.3.2 is required for this feature.

Hosts and Clusters view when you connect to vCenter

    Workstation 15 Pro adds a new Hosts and Clusters view when you connect to remote vSphere. The inventory tree now shows a hierarchical arrangement of objects in two different views: Hosts and Clusters and VMs. You can easily toggle between these two views with a single click. This is a Windows host only feature.

vSphere 6.7 support

    Workstation 15 Pro provides seamless support for vSphere 6.7. You can connect to a remote ESXi 6.7 host or vCenter Server 6.7 from Workstation 15 Pro to manage the remote the virtual machines running on vSphere. You can also upload a local virtual machine to vSphere 6.7 or download a remote virtual machine running on vSphere 6.7 to the local desktop. You can also deploy a VMware VCSA 6.7 (vCenter Server Appliance) OVA package to run on Workstation 15 Pro.

USB Auto connect to virtual machine

    USB devices can automatically connect to a powered on virtual machine when you configure Workstation 15 Pro to remember the connection rule. This is a Windows host only feature.

SSH login to Linux virtual machine

    You can now access Linux virtual machines using SSH provided by Workstation 15 Pro. This feature requires that the operating system of the host be Windows 10 version 1803 or later.

Enhanced User Experience

Stretch guest display

    The stretch guest display feature is enabled for Linux guests and Windows guests earlier than Windows XP. You can use the Keep Aspect Ratio Stretch feature to stretch the virtual machine display while maintaining the user interface aspect ratio or you can use the Free Stretch feature to stretch the virtual machine display to fill the user interface. This is a Windows host only feature.

Open virtual machine directory

    You can now easily access the virtual machine directory from a Windows host by right-clicking the virtual machine in the Workstation Pro library and selecting Open VM directory. Linux Workstation Pro already supports this feature.

Linux host Wayland support

    Workstation 15 Pro can now run on a Linux host Wayland desktop. To install Workstation Pro on a Wayland desktop, you must use terminal mode installation.
    Performance improvements for virtual NVMe storage

Resolved Issues

    Virtual machines that directly use a physical disk might display a black screen . When a virtual machine directly uses a physical disk, after you power on the virtual machine, the virtual machine might display a black screen. This issue is resolved.
    Virtual machine might crash and display an error when powered on if the parallel port is mapped to a physical parallel port. When a virtual machine is using parallel port and the parallel port is mapped to host OS physical parallel port, after you power on the virtual machine, the virtual machine might crash with following error: VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0). This issue is resolved.
    USB devices connected to a DELL Thunderbolt USB dock might not be able to connect to a virtual machine. When you connect a USB device to a USB dock, such as DELL Thunderbolt, the USB device might not be able to connect to the virtual machine. This issue is resolved.
    USB devices connected to some 3.1 xHCI controllers are not available for passthrough on Windows hosts. On Windows hosts, USB devices connected to some USB 3.1 controllers are not listed when you select VM > Removable Devices. Therefore, the device cannot pass through to the virtual machine. This issue is resolved.
    The Workstation Pro interface might crash when you use the Zoom utility on a Linux host. For some Linux hosts, for example Ubuntu 18.04, when you use the Zoom utility, the Workstation Pro interface might crash. This issue is resolved.

Known Issues

Mouse-clicking functionality might stop working in a virtual machine when certain third-party software is installed on the host. When you install certain software, such as WizMouse, on the host, the mouse-clicking functionality might stop working in virtual machines.

Workaround:

    Power off the virtual machine.
    Add the following entry to the .vmx file of the virtual machine: mks.win32.processWin32MouseInput = "TRUE"
    Power on the virtual machine.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 15.0.1 Build 10737736
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 09 November, 2018, 18:15
Changelog

What's New

This release of VMware Workstation Player is a free upgrade for all VMware Workstation 15 Player users.

Support has been added for the following operating systems as both host and guest.

Ubuntu 18.10
Fedora 29
RHEL 7.6

This release contains bug fixes and security updates.

Important Fixes

This release of VMware Workstation Player addresses the following issue:

VMware Workstation Player has an uninitialized stack memory usage vulnerability in the vmxnet3 virtual network adapter that might allow a guest to execute code on the host. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2018-6981 to this issue.

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Titel: VMware Workstation 15.0.1 Build 10737736
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 09 November, 2018, 19:30
Changelog

What's New

This release of VMware Workstation Pro is a free upgrade for all VMware Workstation 15 Pro users.

Support has been added for the following operating systems as both host and guest.
Ubuntu 18.10
Fedora 29
RHEL 7.6

This release contains bug fixes and security updates.

Important Fixes

This release of VMware Workstation Pro addresses the following issue:

VMware Workstation Pro has an uninitialized stack memory usage vulnerability in the vmxnet3 virtual network adapter that might allow a guest to execute code on the host. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2018-6981 to this issue.

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Titel: VMware Player 15.0.2
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 23 November, 2018, 17:30
Changelog

This release of VMware Workstation Pro is a free upgrade for all VMware Workstation 15 Pro users.

Support has been added for the following host operating systems.

Windows 10, version 1809
Windows Server 2019

Support has been added for the following guest operating systems.

Windows 10, version 1809
Windows Server, version 1809
Windows Server 2019

This release contains bug fixes and security updates.

Important Fixes

This release of VMware Workstation Pro addresses the following issue:

VMware Workstation Pro contains an integer overflow vulnerability in the virtual network devices which may allow a guest to execute code on the host. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2018-6983 to this issue. See VMSA-2018-0030 for further information.

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Titel: VMware Workstation 15.0.2
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 23 November, 2018, 18:30
Changelog

This release of VMware Workstation Pro is a free upgrade for all VMware Workstation 15 Pro users.

Support has been added for the following host operating systems.

Windows 10, version 1809
Windows Server 2019

Support has been added for the following guest operating systems.

Windows 10, version 1809
Windows Server, version 1809
Windows Server 2019

This release contains bug fixes and security updates.

Important Fixes

This release of VMware Workstation Pro addresses the following issue:

VMware Workstation Pro contains an integer overflow vulnerability in the virtual network devices which may allow a guest to execute code on the host. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2018-6983 to this issue. See VMSA-2018-0030 for further information.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 15.0.3 Build 12422535
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 15 März, 2019, 17:30
Changelog

Important Fixes:

VMware Workstation Player contains elevation of privilege vulnerabilities
Workstation Player does not handle paths appropriately. This may allow the path to the VMX executable, on a Windows host, to be hijacked by a non-administrator leading to elevation of privilege. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2019-5511 to this issue. See VMSA-2019-0002 for further information.
COM classes are not handled appropriately. This may allow hijacking of COM classes used by the VMX process, on a Windows host, leading to elevation of privilege. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2019-5512 to this issue. See VMSA-2019-0002 for further information.

Updated OpenSSL library version to 1.0.2q.
Updated libxml2 library version to 2.9.9.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 15.0.3 Build 12422535
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 15 März, 2019, 19:00
Changelog

Important Fixes:

VMware Workstation Pro contains elevation of privilege vulnerabilities

Workstation does not handle paths appropriately. This may allow the path to the VMX executable, on a Windows host, to be hijacked by a non-administrator leading to elevation of privilege. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2019-5511 to this issue. See VMSA-2019-0002 for further information.
COM classes are not handled appropriately. This may allow hijacking of COM classes used by the VMX process, on a Windows host, leading to elevation of privilege. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2019-5512 to this issue. See VMSA-2019-0002 for further information.

Updated OpenSSL library version to 1.0.2q.
Updated libxml2 library version to 2.9.9.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 15.0.4 Build 12990004
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 29 März, 2019, 16:30
Changelog

This release of VMware Workstation Player addresses the following issue:

VMware Workstation Player contains an out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability and a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability in the virtual USB UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface). These issues may allow a guest to execute code on the host. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifiers CVE-2019-5518 (out-of-bounds read/write) and CVE-2019-5519 (TOCTOU) to these issues.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 15.0.4 Build 12990004
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 29 März, 2019, 18:01
Changelog

This release of VMware Workstation Pro addresses the following issue:

Workstation contains an out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability and a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability in the virtual USB UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface). These issues may allow a guest to execute code on the host. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifiers CVE-2019-5518 (out-of-bounds read/write) and CVE-2019-5519 (TOCTOU) to these issues.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 15.1.0
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 15 Mai, 2019, 13:30
Changelog

What's New

VMware Workstation 15.1 Pro is a free upgrade for all VMware Workstation 15 Pro users. It includes the following updates:

Support for new guest operating systems:

Windows 10 19H1
Ubuntu 19.04
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0
Fedora 30
ESXi 6.7 Update 2
Stretch guest display: This feature is now extended to support all guests running on Windows hosts.
In Workstation 15.0.x, stretch guest for Windows was supported only for versions earlier than Windows 7. This limitation has been removed in Workstation 15.1.
VMware Workstation 15.1 Pro also contains bug fixes and security updates.

Important Fixes

This release of VMware Workstation Pro addresses the following issues:

VMware Workstation 15.1 Pro supports Hypervisor-Specific Mitigations and Hypervisor-Assisted Guest Mitigations for Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS) vulnerabilities identified by CVE-2018-12126, CVE-2018-12127, CVE-2018-12130 and CVE-2019-11091. For more information, see VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2019-0008.
VMware Workstation 15.1 Pro addresses a DLL hijacking issue. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2019-5526 to this issue. For more information, see VMSA-2019-0007.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 15.1.0
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 15 Mai, 2019, 13:50
Changelog

VMware Workstation 15.1 Player is a free upgrade for all VMware Workstation 15 Player users. It includes the following updates:

Support for new guest operating systems:

Windows 10 19H1
Ubuntu 19.04
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0
Fedora 30
ESXi 6.7 Update 2
VMware Workstation 15.1 Player also contains bug fixes and security updates.

Important Fixes

This release of VMware Workstation Player addresses the following issues:

VMware Workstation 15.1 Player supports Hypervisor-Specific Mitigations and Hypervisor-Assisted Guest Mitigations for Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS) vulnerabilities identified by CVE-2018-12126, CVE-2018-12127, CVE-2018-12130 and CVE-2019-11091. For more information, see VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2019-0008.
VMware Workstation 15.1 Player addresses a DLL hijacking issue. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2019-5526 to this issue. For more information, see VMSA-2019-0007.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 15.5.0 Build 14665864
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 20 September, 2019, 09:02
Changelog

Support for new guest operating systems

Windows 10 19H2
Debian 10.0/10.1
Debian 9.11
Oracle Linux 8.0
SLE 15 SP1
FreeBSD 12.0
PhotonOS 3.0

Jumbo frame support: Virtual networks can now be configured with MTU size of up to 9000 bytes.
Preserve Network Configuration: Network settings are now preserved after upgrades. You can also import and export your network configurations.
Multiple display shortcut key: You can now quickly adjust the VM display layout with a new keyboard shortcut.
PVSCI device support: PVSCSI adapter is now officially supported by Workstation, which enhances the compatibility for VMs migration between Workstation and vSphere.
Open VM Tools is the default VMware Tools for applicable Linux virtual machine

Important Fixes:

Workstation 15.5 Pro addresses the use-after-free and denial-of-service vulnerabilities.
Implemented DLL loading security improvements, suggested by Peleg Hadar of Safebreach.

Resolved Issues:

Workstation gets an unknown error when the SVGA settings is changed during the virtual machine installation wizard.
During virtual machine creation, after changing Display settings in Customize hardware window, saving the configuration can cause an unknown error.
This issue is now resolved.
Sometimes, Fedora 30 VM can't be powered on correctly, a black screen appears for a long time.
When a Fedora 30 virtual machine is created and powered on, it does not power on correctly and a black screen is displayed.
This issue is now resolved. VMware has fixed the issue and committed the kernel since kernel-5.1.8-300.fc30.
For users stuck on boot and cannot perform the kernel package upgrade, edit Grub during boot to delete rhgb option to boot-up successfully. After boot, perform the kernel upgrade.
Scrolling becomes erratic in Windows guest when a non-default keyboard layout is selected in Ubuntu host
In Ubuntu 18.04 (GNOME Desktop) host, when a non-default keyboard layout is selected, scrolling in Windows guests is erratic.
This screen randomly scrolls up or down when the mouse is moved in the virtual machine in some scrollable panes, such as the start menu.
This issue is now resolved.
Battery status report is incorrect in windows virtual machine running on a Windows 10 1903 host
On a Windows 10 1903 host, battery status is incorrect in the windows virtual machine. The battery icon in the status bar remains red and not charging even though the laptop is plugged-in.
This issue is now resolved.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 15.5.0
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 20 September, 2019, 16:30
Changelog

VMware Workstation 15.5 Player is a free upgrade for all VMware Workstation 15 Player users. It includes the following updates:

    Support for new guest operating systems:
        Windows 10 19H2
        Debian 10.0/10.1
        Debian 9.11
        Oracle Linux 8.0
        SLE 15 SP1
        FreeBSD 12.0
        PhotonOS 3.0
    Jumbo frame support: Virtual networks can now be configured with MTU sizes of up to 9000 bytes.
    Open VM Tools is the default VMware Tools for applicable Linux virtual machine:

    For more information, see Workstation 15.5 Player for Windows and Workstation 15.5 Player for Linux product documentation.

VMware Workstation 15.5 Player also contains performance improvements, bug fixes and security updates.
Important Fixes

This release of VMware Workstation Player addresses the following issues:

    Workstation 15.5 Player addresses the use-after-free and denial-of-service vulnerabilities. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the following IDs to these issues :
        CVE-2019-5527 (use-after-free )
        CVE-2019-5535 (denial-of-service)

    For more information, see VMSA-2019-0014.

    Implemented DLL loading security improvements, suggested by Peleg Hadar of Safebreach.

Prior Releases

Features and Known Issues from prior releases of VMware Workstation 15 Player are described in the release notes for each release. To view the release notes for a prior release, click the appropriate link:

    VMware Workstation 15.1 Player
    VMware Workstation 15.0.4 Player
    VMware Workstation 15.0.3 Player
    VMware Workstation 15.0.2 Player
    VMware Workstation 15.0.1 Player
    VMware Workstation 15 Player

Resolved Issues

    Workstation gets an unknown error when the SVGA settings is changed during the virtual machine installation wizard.

    During virtual machine creation, after changing Display settings in Customize hardware window, saving the configuration can cause an unknown error.

    This issue is now resolved.
    Sometimes, Fedora 30 VM can't be powered on correctly, a black screen appears for a long time.

    When a Fedora 30 virtual machine is created and powered on, it does not power on correctly and a black screen is displayed.

    This issue is now resolved. VMware has fixed the issue and committed the kernel since kernel-5.1.8-300.fc30.

    For users stuck on boot and cannot perform the kernel package upgrade, edit Grub during boot to delete rhgb option to boot-up successfully. After boot, perform the kernel upgrade.
    Scrolling becomes erratic in Windows guest when a non-default keyboard layout is selected in Ubuntu host

    In Ubuntu 18.04 (GNOME Desktop) host, when a non-default keyboard layout is selected, scrolling in Windows guests is erratic.
    This screen randomly scrolls up or down when the mouse is moved in the virtual machine in some scrollable panes, such as the start menu.

    This issue is now resolved.
    Battery status report is incorrect in windows virtual machine running on Windows 10 1903 host

    On a Windows 10 1903 host, battery status is incorrect in the windows virtual machine. The battery icon in the status bar remains red and not charging even though the laptop is plugged-in.

    This issue is now resolved.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 15.5.1 Build 15018445
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 13 November, 2019, 05:30
Changelog

This release of VMware Workstation Player addresses the following issues:

Workstation 15.5.1 Player addresses an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000e virtual network adapter. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2019-5541 to this issue. For more information, see VMSA-2019-0021.
Workstation 15.5.1 Player addresses an information disclosure vulnerability in vmnetdhcp. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2019-5540 to this issue. For more information, see VMSA-2019-0021.
Workstation 15.5.1 Player addresses a denial-of-service vulnerability in the RPC handler. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2019-5542 to this issue. For more information, see VMSA-2019-0021.
Workstation 15.5.1 Player resolves TSX Asynchronous Abort (TAA), a speculative-execution vulnerability identified by CVE-2019-11135. For more information, see section 3b in VMSA-2019-0020.
Workstation 15.5.1 Player resolves a regression introduced in Workstation 15.5.0 Player which causes the Hypervisor-Specific mitigations for for L1TF and MDS vulnerabilities to be ineffective. For more information on these mitigations, please see section 3a in VMSA-2019-0008

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 15.5.1 Build 15018445
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 13 November, 2019, 06:00
Changelog
   

This release of VMware Workstation Pro addresses the following issues:

Workstation 15.5.1 Pro addresses an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000e virtual network adapter. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2019-5541 to this issue. For more information, see VMSA-2019-0021.
Workstation 15.5.1 Pro addresses an information disclosure vulnerability in vmnetdhcp. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2019-5540 to this issue. For more information, see VMSA-2019-0021.
Workstation 15.5.1 Pro addresses a denial-of-service vulnerability in the RPC handler. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2019-5542 to this issue. For more information, see VMSA-2019-0021.
Workstation 15.5.1 Pro resolves TSX Asynchronous Abort (TAA), a speculative-execution vulnerability identified by CVE-2019-11135. For more information, see section 3b in VMSA-2019-0020.
Workstation 15.5.1 Pro resolves a regression introduced in Workstation 15.5.0 Pro which causes the Hypervisor-Specific mitigations for L1TF and MDS vulnerabilities to be ineffective. For more information on these mitigations, please see section 3a in VMSA-2019-0008.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 15.5.2 Build 15785246
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 13 März, 2020, 10:30
Changelog
   

    What's New:

    This release of VMware Workstation Player is a free upgrade for all VMware Workstation 15 Player users. This release contains bug fixes and security updates.

    Important Fixes:

    VMware Workstation Player contains elevation of privilege vulnerabilities:

    Workstation Player does not handle paths appropriately. This may allow the path to the VMX executable, on a Windows host, to be hijacked by a non-administrator leading to elevation of privilege. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2019-5511 to this issue. See VMSA-2019-0002 for further information.
    COM classes are not handled appropriately. This may allow hijacking of COM classes used by the VMX process, on a Windows host, leading to elevation of privilege. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2019-5512 to this issue. See VMSA-2019-0002 for further information.
    Updated OpenSSL library version to 1.0.2q.
    Updated libxml2 library version to 2.9.9.


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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 15.5.2 Build 15785246
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 13 März, 2020, 11:45
Changelog
   

    What's New:

    This release of VMware Workstation Pro is a free upgrade for all VMware Workstation 15 Pro users. It contains bug fixes and security updates.
    Important Fixes

    This release of VMware Workstation Pro addresses the following issues:

    Workstation 15.5.2 Pro addresses a use-after-free vulnerability in vmnetdhcp. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2020-3947 to this issue. For more information, see VMSA-2020-0004.
    Workstation 15.5.2 Pro addresses a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Cortado Thinprint. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2020-3948 to this issue. For more information, see VMSA-2020-0004.
    Workstation 15.5.2 Pro addresses a privilege escalation vulnerability. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2019-5543 to this issue. For more information, see VMSA-2020-0004.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 15.5.5 Build 16285975
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 29 Mai, 2020, 13:30
Changelog
   

    This release of VMware Workstation Player is a free upgrade for all VMware Workstation 15 Player users. It includes the following updates:

    Windows 10 host VBS support: VMware Workstation 15.5.5 now runs on Windows hosts with Hyper-V features (For example: virtualization based security) enabled.

    The followings are minimum requirement to run VMware Workstation on a Hyper-V enabled host:

    CPU Requirements:

    Intel Sandy Bridge or a newer CPU
    AMD Bulldozer or a newer CPU

    Supported Host Operating Systems:

    Windows 10 20H1 build 19041.264 or newer

    Support for new Guest Operating Systems:

    Windows 10 20H1
    Ubuntu 20.04
    Fedora 32

    Support for new Host Operation Systems:

    Windows 10 20H1
    Ubuntu 20.04
    VMware Workstation 15.5.5 Player also contains performance improvements, bug fixes and security updates.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 15.5.5 Build 16285975
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 29 Mai, 2020, 13:50
Changelog
   

    This release of VMware Workstation Pro is a free upgrade for all VMware Workstation 15 Pro users. It includes the following updates:

    Windows 10 host VBS support: VMware Workstation 15.5.5 now runs on Windows hosts with Hyper-V features (For example: virtualization based security) enabled.

    The followings are minimum requirement to run VMware Workstation on a Hyper-V enabled host:

    CPU Requirements:

    Intel Sandy Bridge or a newer CPU
    AMD Bulldozer or a newer CPU

    Supported Host Operating Systems:

    Windows 10 20H1 build 19041.264 or newer

    Support for new Guest Operating Systems:

    Windows 10 20H1
    Ubuntu 20.04
    Fedora 32

    Support for new Host Operation Systems:

    Windows 10 20H1
    Ubuntu 20.04
    VMware Workstation 15.5.5 Pro also contains performance improvements, bug fixes and security updates.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 15.5.6
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 10 Juni, 2020, 05:20
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Resolved Issues

    Sound quality is degraded

    The quality of sound playback and recording through the emulated ES1371 sound device is degraded when compared to Workstation 15.5.2 Player and earlier versions.

    This issue is now resolved.
    The Caps Lock, Num Lock and Scroll Lock keys and indicators don't operate as expected

    The Caps Lock, Num Lock and Scroll Lock keys and indicators behave erratically in a Linux virtual machine running on Workstation 15.5.5 Player.

    This issue is now resolved.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 15.5.6
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 10 Juni, 2020, 06:20
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Resolved Issues

    Sound quality is degraded

    The quality of sound playback and recording through the emulated ES1371 sound device is degraded when compared to Workstation 15.5.2 and earlier versions.

    This issue is now resolved.
    The Caps Lock, Num Lock and Scroll Lock keys and indicators don't operate as expected

    The Caps Lock, Num Lock and Scroll Lock keys and indicators behave erratically in a Linux virtual machine running on Workstation 15.5.5.

    This issue is now resolved.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 16.0.0 Build 16894299
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 15 September, 2020, 09:12
Changelog

    What's New:

    Container and Kubernetes Support:
    Build/run/pull/push container images using the vctl CLI.
    Supports KIND kubernetes clusters running on top of Workstation Player.
    Note: Windows 10 1809 or higher is required


    New Guest Operating System Support:
    RHEL 8.2
    Debian 10.5
    Fedora 32
    CentOS 8.2
    SLE 15 SP2 GA
    FreeBSD 11.4
    ESXi 7.0

    Support for DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.1 in the Guest:

    Hardware Requirements:

    For Windows hosts, a native GPU that supports DirectX 11.0 is required.
    For Linux hosts, latest NVIDIA proprietary drivers are required.
    Software Requirements:

    Host Operating System (64-bit):

    Windows 8 or higher
    GNU/Linux with NVIDIA drivers that support OpenGL 4.5 and above
    Guest Operating System
    Windows 7 or higher
    GNU/Linux with vmwgfx
    Vulkan Render Support for Linux Workstation Player
    Workstation 16 Player enables 3D support for Intel GPUs on Linux hosts to deliver DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3 to VMs using Vulkan Renderer.
    Note: Linux host operating system with a recent Intel/Vulkan driver is needed, Mesa 20.1 or later is recommended.

    Sandboxed Graphics:

    Virtual machine security is enhanced by removing graphics render from vmx and running it as a separate sandbox process.
    USB 3.1 Controller Support
    The virtual machines virtual XHCI controller is changed from USB 3.0 to USB 3.1 to support 10 Gbps.
    Larger VM
    32 virtual CPUs
    128 GB virtual memory
    Note: Running virtual machines with 32 vCPUs requires that your host and guest operating systems both support 32 logical processors.
    8 GB virtual graphics memory

    Dark Mode:
    Workstation 16
Player supports Dark Mode for optimized user experience.
    Note: Requires host operating systems to be Windows 10 1809 or higher

    vSphere 7.0 Support:

    In Workstation 16 you can perform the following:
    Connect to vSphere 7.0.
    Upload a local virtual machine to vSphere 7.0.
    Download a remote virtual machine running on vSphere 7.0 to the local desktop.

    Performance Improvements:

    Improved file transfer speeds (Drag and Drop, Copy and Paste)
    Improved virtual machine shutdown time.
    Improved virtual NVMe storage performance.

    Improved Accessibility Support:

    Accessibility improvements have been added so Fusion is compliant with WCAG 2.1 criteria.

    Product Support Notices:

    Removal of restricted virtual machines

    Restricted virtual machine has reached end of life and been removed from VMware Workstation 16 Player.
    Important Fixes:

    This release of VMware Workstation addresses the following issues:

    Workstation addresses multiple out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities in Cortado Thinprint component. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifiers CVE-2020-3986, CVE-2020-3987, and CVE-2020-3988 to these issues. For more information, see VMSA-2020-0020.
    Workstation addresses a denial of service vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds write issue in Cortado Thinprint component. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2020-3989 to this issue. For more information, see VMSA-2020-0020.
    Workstation addresses an information disclosure vulnerability due to an integer overflow issue in Cortado Thinprint component. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2020-3990 to this issue. For more information, see VMSA-2020-0020.

    Resolved Issues:

    After priority.ungrabbed = "low" is set in the virtual machine configuration file, the priority of vmware-vmx process shows as Normal, when checked on the Host Task manager
    This setting has always worked until Workstation Pro 15.5 was released, however with the 15.5.5 release the status of the process stays at Normal.
    This issue is now resolved.
    A Windows XP x64 virtual machine freezes during boot, when Workstation is running on Win10 host with Hyper-V Enabled
    MSFT has bugs in APIC virtualization that block WinXP SP2 boot process.
    This issue is now resolved.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 16.0.0 Build 16894299
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 15 September, 2020, 09:14
Changelog

    What's New:

    Container and Kubernetes Support:

    Build/run/pull/push container images using the vctl CLI.
    Supports KIND kubernetes clusters running on top of Workstation Player.
    Note: Windows 10 1809 or higher is required

    New Guest Operating System Support:

    RHEL 8.2
    Debian 10.5
    Fedora 32
    CentOS 8.2
    SLE 15 SP2 GA
    FreeBSD 11.4
    ESXi 7.0

    Support for DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.1 in the Guest:

    Hardware Requirements:

    For Windows hosts, a native GPU that supports DirectX 11.0 is required.
    For Linux hosts, latest NVIDIA proprietary drivers are required.

    Software Requirements:

    Host Operating System (64-bit):

    Windows 8 or higher
    GNU/Linux with NVIDIA drivers that support OpenGL 4.5 and above
    Guest Operating System
    Windows 7 or higher
    GNU/Linux with vmwgfx
    Vulkan Render Support for Linux Workstation Player
    Workstation 16 Player enables 3D support for Intel GPUs on Linux hosts to deliver DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3 to VMs using Vulkan Renderer.
    Note: Linux host operating system with a recent Intel/Vulkan driver is needed, Mesa 20.1 or later is recommended.

    Sandboxed Graphics:

    Virtual machine security is enhanced by removing graphics render from vmx and running it as a separate sandbox process.
    USB 3.1 Controller Support
    The virtual machines virtual XHCI controller is changed from USB 3.0 to USB 3.1 to support 10 Gbps.
    Larger VM
    32 virtual CPUs
    128 GB virtual memory
    Note: Running virtual machines with 32 vCPUs requires that your host and guest operating systems both support 32 logical processors.
    8 GB virtual graphics memory

    Dark Mode:

    Workstation 16 Player supports Dark Mode for optimized user experience.
    Note: Requires host operating systems to be Windows 10 1809 or higher

    vSphere 7.0 Support:

    In Workstation 16 you can perform the following:
    Connect to vSphere 7.0.
    Upload a local virtual machine to vSphere 7.0.
    Download a remote virtual machine running on vSphere 7.0 to the local desktop.

    Performance Improvements:

    Improved file transfer speeds (Drag and Drop, Copy and Paste)
    Improved virtual machine shutdown time.
    Improved virtual NVMe storage performance.

    Improved Accessibility Support:

    Accessibility improvements have been added so Fusion is compliant with WCAG 2.1 criteria.

    Product Support Notices:

    Removal of restricted virtual machines
    Restricted virtual machine has reached end of life and been removed from VMware Workstation 16 Player.

    Important Fixes:

    This release of VMware Workstation addresses the following issues:

    Workstation addresses multiple out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities in Cortado Thinprint component. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifiers CVE-2020-3986, CVE-2020-3987, and CVE-2020-3988 to these issues. For more information, see VMSA-2020-0020.
    Workstation addresses a denial of service vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds write issue in Cortado Thinprint component. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2020-3989 to this issue. For more information, see VMSA-2020-0020.
    Workstation addresses an information disclosure vulnerability due to an integer overflow issue in Cortado Thinprint component. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2020-3990 to this issue. For more information, see VMSA-2020-0020.

    Resolved Issues:

    After priority.ungrabbed = "low" is set in the virtual machine configuration file, the priority of vmware-vmx process shows as Normal, when checked on the Host Task manager
    This setting has always worked until Workstation Pro 15.5 was released, however with the 15.5.5 release the status of the process stays at Normal.
    This issue is now resolved.
    A Windows XP x64 virtual machine freezes during boot, when Workstation is running on Win10 host with Hyper-V Enabled
    MSFT has bugs in APIC virtualization that block WinXP SP2 boot process.
    This issue is now resolved.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 16.1.0 Build 17198959
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 20 November, 2020, 18:40
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What's New

    Support for new host/guest operating systems:​
        Windows 10 20H2
        Ubuntu 20.10
        Fedora 33
        RHEL 8.3
    Updated vctl kind to support KIND v0.9.0

Prior Releases

Features and Known Issues from prior releases of VMware Workstation 16 Player are described in the release notes for each release. To view the release notes for a prior release, click the appropriate link:

    VMware Workstation 16 Player

Resolved Issues

    The Exporting Cluster Logs functionality in kind does not work

    The user cannot use kind to export cluster logs for exploring.

    This issue is resolved.
    Cannot start the virtual machine after upgrade to VMWare Workstation 16.0 on openSuSE 15.1 Leap Host

    The virtual machine is not able to start. Every machine hangs at the "waiting for connection" phase.

    This issue is resolved.
    Virtual machine won't start when enhanced keyboard is set to "Required" in VMware Workstation 16.0

    The virtual machine boot up on the Microsoft Windows host takes long time and it appears as if the virtual machine does not start when the enhanced keyboard is set to "Required".

    This issue is resolved.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 16.1.0 Build 17198959
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 20 November, 2020, 20:30
Changelog

What's New

    Support for new host/guest operating systems:​
        Windows 10 20H2
        Ubuntu 20.10
        Fedora 33
        RHEL 8.3
    Updated vctl kind to support KIND v0.9.0
    Includes docker-machine-driver-vmware

Product Support Notices

    Deprecation of the Shared virtual machine feature
    The Shared virtual machine feature (VMware Workstation as server) is being deprecated. It will remain in its present form for the remainder of the VMware Workstation 16 product life. This feature will be not available in a future release.

Prior Releases

Features and Known Issues from prior releases of VMware Workstation 16 Pro are described in the release notes for each release. To view the release notes for a prior release, click the appropriate link:

    VMware Workstation 16 Pro

Resolved Issues

    The Exporting Cluster Logs functionality in kind does not work

    The user cannot use kind to export cluster logs for exploring.

    This issue is resolved.
    Cannot power on VM running on the old workstation or ESXi server by connecting to the server

    While connecting to the old version of VMware Workstation or VMware ESXi servers to power on a remoting virtual machine, the following error displays:

    Unable to connect to the MKS: vim.fault.GenericVmConfigFault

    This issue is resolved.
    Cannot start the virtual machine after upgrade to VMWare Workstation 16.0 on openSuSE 15.1 Leap Host

    The virtual machine is not able to start. Every machine hangs at the "waiting for connection" phase.

    This issue is resolved.
    Virtual machine won't start when enhanced keyboard is set to "Required" in VMware Workstation 16.0

    The virtual machine boot up on the Microsoft Windows host takes long time and it appears as if the virtual machine does not start when the enhanced keyboard is set to "Required".

    This issue is resolved.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 16.1.1
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 02 April, 2021, 10:20
Whats new:>>

    Important Fixes:

    In this release of VMware Workstation Player, the VMNet driver related security improvements as suggested by BoB driverThru have been implemented.

    Resolved Issues:

    Microsoft console debugger is included in OVFTool in VMware Workstation
    The functionality provided by Microsoft console debugger has been changed and Microsoft console debugger is no longer included with Workstation distribution. This issue is resolved.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 16.1.1
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 02 April, 2021, 11:50
Whats new:>>

Important Fixes

In this release of VMware Workstation Pro, the VMNet driver related security improvements as suggested by BoB driverThru have been implemented.

Resolved Issues

Microsoft console debugger is included in OVFTool in VMware Workstation
The functionality provided by Microsoft console debugger has been changed and Microsoft console debugger is no longer included with Workstation distribution. This issue is resolved.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 16.1.2
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 18 Mai, 2021, 23:20
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This release contains security updates and updates VMware Tools to version 11.2.6.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 16.1.2
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 18 Mai, 2021, 23:30
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This release contains security updates and updates VMware Tools to version 11.2.6.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 16.2.0
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 14 Oktober, 2021, 20:40
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This release contains security updates and bug fixes.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 16.2.0
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 14 Oktober, 2021, 21:30
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What's New​

This release contains security updates and bug fixes.

Vulkan Renderer Support for Intel, AMD, and Nvidia GPUs on Linux
Workstation 16.2.0 Pro supports Vulkan renderer on a Linux host with Intel, Nvidia, and AMD GPUs. Vulkan renderer provides support for Direct3D 11 (and earlier) and OpenGL 4.1 (and earlier) in the guest.

The Vulkan renderer support is limited to the following GPUs:

Intel Skylake and later GPUs (for example, Kaby Lake and Ice Lake)

AMD RDNA/NAVI14 and later GPUs (for example, the Radeon RX/Pro 5300 and 5500 series)
Note: Presently, for AMD GPUs, use the AMDVLK driver. You can download the AMDVLK driver from here: https://github.com/GPUOpen-Drivers/AMDVLK/releases

Nvidia Turing and later GPUs (for example, the RTX series)
Note: For pre-Turing GPUs, Workstation will use the legacy OpenGL renderer.

Important Fixes

This release of VMware Workstation Pro addresses the following issue:

Implemented clipboard-related security improvements suggested by Albert Priego Bravo of Group-IB.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 16.2.1
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 09 November, 2021, 20:50
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This release contains critical bug fixes.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 16.2.1
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 09 November, 2021, 22:10
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Resolved Issues

The Color Theme option is not visible in the VMware Workstation preferences.
The color theme is not visible in the VMware Workstation preferences because the feature is now deactivated by default. To use the color theme feature, the user must activate the feature manually.

This issue is now resolved.

The Custom Hardware button in the New Virtual Machine wizard is not working.
While creating a virtual machine, if you click the Customize Hardware button on the New Virtual Machine Wizard, the wizard crashes.

This issue is now resolved.

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Titel: VMware Workstation 16.2.2 Player
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 18 Januar, 2022, 21:50
Changelog


This release resolves CVE-2022-22938. For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on VMware products please visit: https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0002.html 

Note: This release is specific to Windows only.

Prior Releases

Features and Known Issues from prior releases of VMware Workstation 16 Player are described in the release notes for each release. To view the release notes for a prior release, click the appropriate link:

VMware Workstation 16.2.1 Player
VMware Workstation 16.2.0 Player

Resolved Issues

When Windows 11 GOS is powered ON, an exception appears
When Windows 11 GOS is powered ON, an exception (access violation) appears.

This issue is now resolved.

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Titel: VMware Workstation 16.2.2 Pro
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 18 Januar, 2022, 22:30
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This release resolves CVE-2022-22938. For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on VMware products please visit: https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0002.html

Note: This release is specific to Windows only.

Prior Releases

Features and Known Issues from prior releases of VMware Workstation 16 Pro are described in the release notes for each release. To view the release notes for a prior release, click the appropriate link:

VMware Workstation 16.2.1 Pro
VMware Workstation 16.2.0 Pro

Resolved Issues

When Windows 11 GOS is powered ON, an exception appears
When Windows 11 GOS is powered ON, an exception (access violation) appears.

This issue is now resolved.

Quelle : https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/16.2.2/rn/VMware-Workstation-1622-Pro-Release-Notes.html#What's%20New

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Titel: VMware Player 16.2.3
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 11 März, 2022, 09:40
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What's New

This release contains bug fixes.

Resolved Issues

Workstation hangs while copying files from the host to the guest operating system

When you try to copy a large number of small files from the host to the guest VM using Shared Folders, Workstation hangs.

This issue is now resolved.

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Quelle : https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Player/16.2.3/rn/vmware-workstation-player-1623-release-notes/index.html

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Titel: VMware Workstation 16.2.3
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 11 März, 2022, 10:30
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What's New

This release contains bug fixes.

Product Support Notices
The option to Virtualize a Physical Machine is removed from the Workstation File menu.

Prior Releases

Features and Known Issues from prior releases of VMware Workstation 16 Pro are described in the release notes for each release. To view the release notes for a prior release, click the appropriate link:

VMware Workstation 16.2.2 Pro
VMware Workstation 16.2.1 Pro

Resolved Issues

Cannot copy and paste on a guest virtual machine from a host machine

In VMware Workstation 16.2.1 Pro, when you try to copy and paste from the host machine to the guest virtual machine, the Paste option in the Edit menu is unavailable.

Note: For a local virtual machine, you can enable or disable the paste option in the virtual machine settings under Guest Isolation. For a remote virtual machine, the paste option is always enabled by default.

This issue is now resolved.

Workstation Pro fails to launch on RHEL 8.4 host operating system

When you install VMware Workstation 16.2.1 Pro on a RHEL 8.4 host operating system, the workstation fails to launch because of a compilation error in building vmmon and vmnet kernel module.

This issue is now resolved.

Workstation hangs while copying files from the host to the guest operating system

When you try to copy a large number of small files from the host to the guest VM using Shared Folders, Workstation hangs.

This issue is now resolved.

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Quelle : https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/16.2.3/rn/vmware-workstation-pro-1623-release-notes/index.html

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 16.2.4
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 22 Juli, 2022, 09:09
Whats new:>>

This release contains bug fixes.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 16.2.4
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 22 Juli, 2022, 09:12
Whats new:>>

This release contains bug fixes.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 17.0.0
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 18 November, 2022, 18:30
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    What's New:

    Auto Start Virtual Machine:

    You can now configure the local virtual machines to start automatically when the host machine boots up.

    New Guest Operating System Support:

    Microsoft Windows 11
    Microsoft Windows Server 2022
    RHEL 9
    Debian 11.x
    Ubuntu 22.04
    New Virtual Trusted Platform Module 2.0
    Workstation Pro now offers a virtual Trusted Platform Module (version 2.0) device to support Windows 11 and other operating systems that require a TPM.
    New Full or Fast Encryption features
    You can now choose between security (Full) and performance (Fast) options for encyption.
    Improved Graphics Support: OpenGL 4.3
    Workstation Pro now supports OpenGL 4.3 for the virtual machines.
    Guest Operating System Requirements
    Windows 7 or higher
    Linux with Mesa 22.0.0 and Linux kernel 5.16.0

    Support for WDDM 1.2:

    Workstation Pro now supports WDDM (Windows Display Driver Model) version 1.2 for the virtual machines.

    Product Support Notices:

    The option to map or mount a virtual disk to a drive on the host system is no longer available in Workstation Pro.

    Known Issues:

    In the Virtual Machine Wizard, Workstation might show an incorrect version for a selected ISO image of the FreeBSD Operating System
    While creating a virtual machine, if you select the ISO image of the FreeBSD 12.x or 13.x operating system, the Virtual Machine Wizard shows an incorrect version of the FreeBSD operating system.

    Note:

    This does not impact the installation of the operating system. You can manually change the guest operating system type when the VM is powered off.
    Manually set the operating system type to the corresponding version of FreeBSD.
    If you configure Auto Start for a virtual machine, the virtual machine console might show a blank screen when the host machine boots up
    If you configure the Auto Start feature for a virtual machine, when a host machine starts, the vmware-vmx.exe process powers on the virtual machine. When the host machine starts without a user logging into the Windows, the vmware-vmx.exe process runs on Session 0. The Windows Session 0 isolation security restricts the video rendering of the virtual machine. This results in a blank screen that appears on the virtual machine console.

    Workaround:

    You can use the following workarounds to see the virtual machine user interface:
    Use an alternate way to connect and see the virtual machine user interface. For example, VNC Viewer or Remote Desktop Viewer.
    Suspend the virtual machine, and then resume the virtual machine in Workstation Pro.

    Resolved Issues:

    USBarbitrator64.exe on the Host is crashing while searching Bluetooth devices inside the guest virtual machine
    When you try to add a Bluetooth device to a virtual machine, USBArbitrator.exe on the Host crashes, and the Bluetooth device fails to connect to the virtual machine.
    Cannot open multiple virtual machines at the same time
    If more than one virtual machine runs and shares a common VM directory, you cannot open more than one such virtual machine at the same time.
    For the Fedora 64-bit guest operating system, you cannot specify the firmware
    When you try to create a virtual machine with the Fedora 64-bit guest operating system, you do not get the option to choose between UEFI and BIOS firmware in the New Virtual Machine Wizard.
    Unclear images appear on the Microsoft Edge browser
    On a virtual machine with Windows guest operating system, unclear images appear on the Microsoft Edge browser.

    Security Issues:

    OpenSSL has been updated to 1.1.1q.
    Python has been updated to 3.10.4.
    Libgcrypt has been updated to 1.10.0.
    zlib has been updated to 1.2.12.
    Expat has been updated to 2.4.9.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 17.0.0
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 18 November, 2022, 20:30
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    What's New:

    This release of VMware Workstation Player is a free upgrade for all VMware Workstation 15 Player users. This release contains bug fixes and security updates.

    Important Fixes:

    VMware Workstation Player contains elevation of privilege vulnerabilities:
    Workstation Player does not handle paths appropriately. This may allow the path to the VMX executable, on a Windows host, to be hijacked by a non-administrator leading to elevation of privilege. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2019-5511 to this issue. See VMSA-2019-0002 for further information.
    COM classes are not handled appropriately. This may allow hijacking of COM classes used by the VMX process, on a Windows host, leading to elevation of privilege. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2019-5512 to this issue. See VMSA-2019-0002 for further information.
    Updated OpenSSL library version to 1.0.2q.
    Updated libxml2 library version to 2.9.9.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 17.0.1
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 03 Februar, 2023, 17:50
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What's New

This release resolves CVE-2023-20854. For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on VMware products, see VMSA-2023-0003.

This release contains bug fixes.

Prior Releases

Features and Known Issues from prior releases of VMware Workstation 16 Player are described in the release notes for each release. To view the release notes for a prior release, click the appropriate link:

VMware Workstation 17.0 Player

VMware Workstation 16.2.5 Player

Resolved Issues

Unable to connect USB devices to a virtual machine

After you create a virtual machine, you cannot connect a USB device to the virtual machine. The issue occurs because the default value of the usb.restrictions.defaultAllow option is configured to FALSE in the VMX configuration file when the virtual machine is created.

This issue is resolved.

A host machine with Intel HD 4600 GPU might crash when you use a 3D-enabled virtual machine

When you power on a 3D-enabled virtual machine on a host with Intel HD 4600 GPU, the host machine might crash.

This issue is resolved.

Known Issues

On a Windows 11 host machine, you cannot ping the IPv6 address successfully from a Windows 11 guest machine with the Wireless Bridge mode enabled

When a virtual machine is connected through the Wireless Bridge mode, any IPv6 address outside the host machine is unreachable. The IPv6 address is reachable when connected through Wired mode. In Wireless mode, you can only ping the host IPv6 address successfully.

Workaround:

When you use Wireless Bridge mode, manually set the NDP neighbor address at both ends using NetShell.

For example, netsh interface ipv6 set neighbors “Interface-name” <IPV6 Address> <MAC address>

Use the Wired mode for IPv6 or enable the IPv6 support in NAT mode.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 17.0.1
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 03 Februar, 2023, 18:30
Changelog


What's New

This release resolves CVE-2023-20854. For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on VMware products, see VMSA-2023-0003.

This release contains bug fixes.

Prior Releases

Features and Known Issues from prior releases of VMware Workstation 16 Pro are described in the release notes for each release. To view the release notes for a prior release, click the appropriate link:

VMware Workstation 17.0 Pro

VMware Workstation 16.2.5 Pro

Resolved Issues

Unable to connect USB devices to a virtual machine

After you create a virtual machine, you cannot connect a USB device to the virtual machine. The issue occurs because the default value of the usb.restrictions.defaultAllow option is configured to FALSE in the VMX configuration file when the virtual machine is created.

This issue is resolved.

A host machine with Intel HD 4600 GPU might crash when you use a 3D-enabled virtual machine

When you power on a 3D-enabled virtual machine on a host with Intel HD 4600 GPU, the host machine might crash.

This issue is resolved.

When you change the secure boot setting in a virtual machine, the Virtualization engine settings change

In the Virtual Machine Settings, when you enable or disable secure boot, the following settings under the Virtualization engine change:

Virtualize Intel VT-x/EPT or AMD-V/RVI

Virtualize IOMMU (IO memory management unit)

This issue is resolved.

After you upgrade Workstation Pro, if you change the hardware compatibility of the virtual machine, Workstation Pro crashes

After you upgrade Workstation Pro to version 17.0 and change the hardware compatibility of an existing virtual machine to the latest version, Workstation Pro crashes when you try to edit the virtual machine settings.

This issue is resolved.

Known Issues

On a Windows 11 host machine, you cannot ping the IPv6 address successfully from a Windows 11 guest machine with the Wireless Bridge mode enabled.

When a virtual machine is connected through the Wireless Bridge mode, any IPv6 address outside the host machine is unreachable. The IPv6 address is reachable when connected through Wired mode. In Wireless mode, you can only ping the host IPv6 address successfully.

Workaround:

When you use Wireless Bridge mode, manually set the NDP neighbor address at both ends using NetShell.

For example, netsh interface ipv6 set neighbors “Interface-name” <IPV6 Address> <MAC address>

Use the Wired mode for IPv6 or enable the IPv6 support in NAT mode.

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 17.0.2 Build 21581411
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 26 April, 2023, 09:40
Whats new:>>

This release resolves CVE-2023-20869, and CVE-2023-20870. For more information on these vulnerabilities and their impact on VMware products, see VMSA-2023-0008 (https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0008.html).

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Titel: VMware Workstation Pro 17.0.2 Build 21581411
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 26 April, 2023, 10:50
Whats new:>>

This release resolves CVE-2023-20869, and CVE-2023-20870. For more information on these vulnerabilities and their impact on VMware products, see VMSA-2023-0008 (https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0008.html).

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Titel: VMware Workstation Player 17.5
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 20 Oktober, 2023, 10:30
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What's New

New Security Enhancement

This release introduces new security enhancement by providing an improved encryption scheme (XTS instead of CBC) for maximum protection with a reduced performance overhead. Please see https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/93071 for more information.

This release resolves CVE-2023-34044. For more information on these vulnerabilities and their impact on VMware products, see VMSA-2023-0022.

Control Virtual Machines using the VMRUN Commands

You can now control virtual machines using the VMRUN command line utility in Workstation Player. You can use commands to perform various guest operations such as power on or off, capture snapshots for data backup, manage network adapters, run an executable program, manage files and directories, manage processes running on the operating system, and so on.

Import and Export Virtual Machines with vTPM device

You can now import or export a virtual machine with a vTPM device enabled using the OVF Tool. You can export a virtual machine with vTPM device into an OVF file, and then use the OVF file to import the virtual machine with a vTPM.

Manage Power Operations of Encrypted Virtual Machines using VMREST API

You can now power on/off, suspend, pause, unpause, or retrieve the state of an encrypted virtual machine using the VMREST API service.

VMware Hardware Version 21

Support for up to 256 NVMe devices: 4 controllers and 64 devices per controller

Support for NVMe 1.3 in the following guest operating systems:

Microsoft Windows 11

Microsoft Windows Server 2022

Product Support Notices

The virtual printer feature has reached its end of life and has been removed from VMware Workstation Player.

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Titel: VMware Workstation 17.5.0
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 20 Oktober, 2023, 11:00
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What's New

New Security Enhancement

This release introduces new security enhancement by providing an improved encryption scheme (XTS instead of CBC) for maximum protection with a reduced performance overhead. Please see https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/93071 for more information.

This release resolves CVE-2023-34044. For more information on these vulnerabilities and their impact on VMware products, see VMSA-2023-0022.

Control Virtual Machines using the VMRUN Commands

You can now control virtual machines using the VMRUN command line utility in Workstation Pro. You can use commands to perform various guest operations such as power on or off, capture snapshots for data backup, manage network adapters, run an executable program, manage files and directories, manage processes running on the operating system, and so on.

Import and Export Virtual Machines with vTPM device

You can now import or export a virtual machine with a vTPM device enabled using the OVF Tool. You can export a virtual machine with vTPM device into an OVF file, and then use the OVF file to import the virtual machine with a vTPM.

Manage Power Operations of Encrypted Virtual Machines using VMREST API

You can now power on/off, suspend, pause, unpause, or retrieve the state of an encrypted virtual machine using the VMREST API service.

VMware Hardware Version 21

Support for up to 256 NVMe devices: 4 controllers and 64 devices per controller

Support for NVMe 1.3 in the following guest operating systems:

Microsoft Windows 11

Microsoft Windows Server 2022

Product Support Notices

The virtual printer feature has reached its end of life and has been removed from VMware Workstation Pro.

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Titel: VMware Workstation 17.5.1 Player
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 28 Februar, 2024, 18:20
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This release contains security and bug fixes.

This release resolves CVE-2024-22251. For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on VMware products, see VMSA-2024-0005.

Resolved Issues

Keyboard hangs on Linux guest virtual machines

Linux guest virtual machines might have their keyboard processing hang after specific combinations of keyboard/mouse events.

This issue is resolved.

Security Issues

curl has been updated to 8.4

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Titel: VMware Workstation 17.5.1 Pro
Beitrag von: SiLæncer am 28 Februar, 2024, 18:50
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What's New

This release contains security and bug fixes.

This release resolves CVE-2024-22251. For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on VMware products, see VMSA-2024-0005.

Resolved Issues

Keyboard hangs on Linux guest virtual machines

Linux guest virtual machines might have their keyboard processing hang after specific combinations of keyboard/mouse events.

This issue is resolved.

Security Issues

curl has been updated to 8.4

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